Troy’s City Council and City Auditor took Mantello to Rensselaer County Supreme Court in May, asking a judge to declare her April 1 emergency order unlawful, nullify it, and throw out the Flock Safety contract renewal. The legal complaint is direct: Mantello used emergency powers to authorize a $78,000 payment without council or auditor approval, cutting them out of the process entirely.
Council President Steele said the declaration “overstepped legislative authority.”
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