CHICAGO (WBBM) — Mayor Daley insisted Saturday that the man in charge of overseeing city hiring, to comply with federal court decrees, was not suspended in a City Hall power grab.
Instead, Daley said, it was because of the way Office of Compliance Director Anthony Boswell bumbled a sexual harassment complaint at the city’s 911 call center.
Boswell was suspended for 30 days, without pay, on Feb. 12. His attorney, Jamie Wareham, said Thursday that when mayor’s staff find someone in the way of their plans, they “continue to beat them like a drum until they leave town with their tail between their legs and their reputations destroyed.”
Despite the harsh rhetoric, and Daley’s ongoing attempts to strip Boswell’s office of hiring oversight, the mayor insisted that he has no hard feelings toward Boswell.
“Today, everybody sues everybody,” Daley said. “Like anything else, you have that. Remember, (Boswell) came from Texas, he was found by an independent group who really recommended him — great credentials, good family man, very committed public servant.”
Asked if Boswell will have a place in his administration at the end of the 30-day suspension, Daley said, “Yeah, definitely.”
Boswell filed suit against Mayor Daley and others Thursday, claiming he was targeted for retribution because he exposed efforts to circumvent the court-ordered hiring rules.
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