Council seeks to end Chick-Delgadillo dispute

Concerned that a political and legal fight over executive privilege will drain city money, the Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday asked City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo to drop his lawsuit against City Controller Laura Chick. Kerry Cavanaugh in the Daily News.

Instead, council members urged mediation to resolve the ongoing dispute over whether Chick has the authority to conduct a performance audit on a workers' compensation program in Delgadillo's office.

"I can't in good conscience use taxpayer resources to resolve a fight between two elected officials when this should be resolved through mediation that doesn't cost the taxpayer anything," said council President Eric Garcetti.