At the June 17 meeting, I watched the town council reach new lows in leadership.
Five council members chose the law firm of Tim La Sota to become the new town attorney. This was done without legal advice because the current firm recused itself. During the RFP process, Councilman Skillicorn only attended the interview with the La Sota firm. Yet he made the motion and voted for La Sota without hesitation. Skillicorn said he looked up one other firm online and decided it was too liberal. Is this about the town’s attorney being well qualified or is it about being liberal or conservative?
Why didn’t council members recuse themselves who have professional and personal relationships with La Sota, as several do? La Sota is the firm that represented Skillicorn in a failed lawsuit against former Mayor Dickey and Councilpersons Kalivianakis, McMahon and Grzybowski. It's the same firm that represented Reclaim Our Town (ROT) in another failed lawsuit contesting improperly collected signature forms on the Target Center proposal.
