Despite multiple votes to terminate work with a controversial law firm, Kemah’s city administrator is asking for new contracts in a special meeting.
The city council will again take up a proposal to censure Mayor Carl Joiner after the police chief alleged Joiner improperly ordered an investigation.
Rocked by lawsuits, allegations of perjury, and a previous vote to investigate the mayor, the city released hidden emails as a secret recording makes waves.
In a secretly recorded conversation, the city’s administrator told a council member he had issued a certificate of occupancy for a property under scrutiny.
Mayor Joiner alleges Kemah is blocking the release of an investigative report on contract procurement and spending for an expansion of City Hall.
Kemah City Council will consider asking the Texas Municipal League to remove a top law firm from all pending investigations and litigation.
Mayor Carl Joiner allegedly interfered with city permitting and ordered police surveillance of a council member.
Mayor Carl Joiner is alleged to have directed police to surveil a council member and to have interfered with city permitting for businesses and residences.
Plaintiffs say officials from the City of Kemah illegally entered the property and seized a food truck without warning in violation of Fifth Amendment Rights.
