Buffalo, N.Y. (WBEN) – Buffalo Mayor Chris Scanlon has filed a lawsuit against City Comptroller Barbara Miller-Williams over her refusal to issue bonds for a number of projects that Council members approved last year. One city lawmaker says this is about independence for the lawmaking body.
Fillmore District Councilman Mitch Nowakowski says he’s filed a brief on behalf of Scanlon.
“From being a sitting Council member in the Finance Chair, this is to stand up for the independence, the authority and the prerogative of the Buffalo Common Council,” said Nowakowski in an interview with WBEN…