From the Editorial Board: Chicago's municipal code lets aldermen hire consultants through their expense accounts. But when the consultant is a former city employee with a do-not-rehire tag, that's a problem.
Opinion content—editorials, columns and guest commentaries—is created independent of news reporting and is exclusive to subscribers.The municipal code of Chicago is notably explicit when it comes to aldermanic expense accounts, detailing 28 allowable categories from “holding a paper shredder event” to newspaper subscriptions to the acquisition of rain barrels. One of those permissive categories, No.
Williams was cited in an independent investigation as one of at least three Park District officials who mismanaged allegations of sexual harassment at the Oak Street beach operation and elsewhere by not adequately investigating complaints and reporting them to HR in a timely fashion. Those felled by the scandal also included Park District President and CEO Michael Kelly, who resigned before the report came out.
Williams was not convicted or accused of any criminal offense, and he has a right to make a living. But what is the point of a “do not rehire” list if it is so easy to get around the situation by simply calling yourself a consultant? Why does that apparently fall outside the jurisdiction of the city’s Board of Ethics?
Ald. Michelle Harris told the Tribune that Williams “didn’t do” anything. Former Ald. Roderick Sawyer described him as a fall guy who was following orders from the top and then had to fall on his sword.
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