CHICAGO (CBS) — Two Thornton Township trustees plan to skip Tuesday night’s board meeting due to ongoing issues with embattled Thornton Township Supervisor Tiffany Henyard.
Thornton Township Trustees Christopher Gonzalez and Carmen Carlisle are doing everything they can to stop Henyard’s plans for the township.
In a statement, they said they would not appear at Tuesday night’s board meeting because Henyard would not answer questions about the expenses. The idea is to prevent the board from having a quorum to block votes on Henyard’s agenda.
Gonzalez and Carlisle said the meeting cannot proceed without a quorum.
They alleged that the meeting’s agenda was not properly vetted, pointing out two key issues.
First, they said the council’s accounts have not been openly reviewed so residents can know where the money is being sent. Second, they said the board has not yet closed a new bank account to ensure the municipality is financially stable.
The agenda for Tuesday night’s board meeting includes authorizing the township to open a new checking account, and authorizing Henyard and Thornton Township Chief Financial Officer Robert Hunt to sign off on the expenditures.
Gonzalez and Carlisle said they hope not showing up at the meeting could help force a public vote to fill a vacancy on the board.
Last month, Henyard was the only one to show up for a board meeting after trustees said they had safety concerns and that the meetings had gotten out of hand.
Meanwhile, five months before the April election, neither Henyard nor any incumbent trustees have announced any intention to run for re-election.
The Reform Thornton Township Party has submitted a slate of candidates, with Harvey Mayor Christopher Clark running for supervisor.
