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Residents and former staff press Harrisburg council to probe solicitor's conduct and police reporting
Summary
Multiple residents and former city employees urged Harrisburg City Council to investigate the city solicitor’s conduct and the police bureau’s handling of complaint reports, including calls for an executive session and an audit of outside legal spending; council did not take a formal vote but public safety follow-up was promised.
Residents, a former assistant city solicitor and a former city employee used the public-comment period at a Harrisburg City Council meeting to urge oversight and investigations into the city solicitor’s conduct and the way police have handled complaints.
Robert Williams of the Keystone Accountability Project told the council he has filed a complaint and said the city solicitor’s advice led to expensive litigation. “I feel as though that the city solicitor has caused the taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars by his poor legal advice,” Williams said, and asked council to audit where money for outside counsel originated and whether proper appropriation procedures were followed.
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