Town Attorney Returns Legal Opinion of Mayor's Actions to Town Council

At the July Whitehall Town Council Meeting, held Monday, July 17, 2023, Town Attorney Ed Guza was asked by the Council to look into two issues in regard to Mayor Mary Janacaro-Hensleigh’s recent actions.

The first was the addition of a four-way stop sign at First Street and A Street; the Town Council requested Guza’s professional opinion on whether the Mayor had violated the Town’s purchase order (PO) process by ordering the four-way signs without an approved PO from the Council.

“I conclude that she did not [violate the Town’s purported PO process]” Guza said in an email to the Town.

“The rea...