Former Black Life Matter Organizer, who was elected Mayor of Southfurton, Georgia in 2021, said that a city council member claimed tens of thousands of dollars on his city's credit card and then stop playing the “victims”. I woke up rude at the time.
At a city council on Tuesday in the Atlanta area, Mayor Hardid Kamau, who also attends Kobi, lamented that the news camera was there. He was told that the mayor was said to have made an illegal purchase of more than $ 26,000 with his city's credit card in the last quarter of 2024. did. During that period, the mayor went to Ghana with his Instagram account, which is said to have recorded a 20 -day trip.
“I am very struggling, and the black cities in the United States are heading for the black history month, the completely black council has been torn,” said Kamau.
After the speech was recognized, the councilor Helen Willis broke down.
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“The mayor, I really wanted to let go of it, but I keep sitting here and you can't make it look like a villain. You are a victim.” I said. “These cameras are now behind the room, not our faults. We come to the meeting, pass this agenda, hold specialized meetings, do business for people. Did you want to go home, call us the “blackest city” and want to tear each other? ”
Helen Willis, a member of the Southfurton City Council, had the choice of Mayor Halido Kamau after discipline the “Black” Council, which criticized spending habits. (Southfurton City)
“We haven't torn you. You took your black to Africa for 20 days and didn't talk to anyone,” said Willis.
“No, he called us the most black city, but it was rude,” she added. “We keep telling him.”
According to what is reported, Kamau has come out of the meeting before he began to discuss his spending.
Although no one knows the controversy, Kamau, the mayor since January 2022, is said to have been abandoned before confronting an amazing housing owner, the following year, the year after robbery and trespassing. He was arrested for crime. His personal website Netroots Nations describes KAMAU as “the first #BlacklivesMatter organizer selected as a domestic public office.”
Among the approved purchases of $ 26,000, Kamau quoted a bank record and spent $ 1,800 on his office table converting to a pool stand. In September, the mayor is said to have purchased more than $ 9,000 travels using a city card, including flight -upgrades that contrary to city policies. According to the bank's record, he spends $ 13,000 on high -tech electronics and international travel in October.
He has also been accused of purchasing a $ 1,300 drone using a city card and purchasing some Amazon, including one purchase equivalent to $ 1,800.
Mayor Halid Kamau, Mayor of Southfurton, has attended Hulu's “Freaknik: The Wildest Party did not talk”, which was screened at Atlanta on March 20, 2024 at Atlanta. (Prince Williams/Movie Magician)
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WSB had previously reported that a bank record had spent more than $ 5,000 on a single airplane ticket.
“I wanted to know if the taxpayer had paid for the trip,” said resident, Reshard Snellings, earlier this month. “We should not be asked to go without something so that the selected officials can travel around the world.”
Willis claims that Kamau has a 112 unpaid receipt that has not been settled or submitted, violating urban policy that requires just 72 hours of purchase.
According to the WSB, Willis said earlier this month.
Halidokamau, Mayor of Southfurton, Georgia, raises his fist while participating in the Atlanta Black History Palade on June 18, 2022 in Atlanta. (ELIJAH NOUVELAGE/Getty Images)
The city has no rules for international travel, but all personal expenses of the city's credit card require approval.
Before Tuesday, the council had previously voted for temporarily banning international trips for 30 to 45 days, so we were able to consider policy.
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The WSB reported that South Furton City Manager announced that the company's Baker Tilly would conduct a survey on the use of a city's credit card.
Fox News Digital reached KAMAU for comments on Wednesday, but did not respond immediately.
