More lioness than Chick...

Never one to shy away from a bold statement, City Controller Laura Chick really let loose after the cameras stopped rolling Monday afternoon.

The controller had been railing against City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo's attempts to block her from conducting a performance audit on his workers' compensation program. Delgadillo filed a civil complaint against Chick on Monday.

Normally, Chick said, she has a good working relationship with Delgadillo. But, cross her or attempt to stop her audits and she can be ferocious.

"I'm a tigress! I'm a lioness!" Chick told reporters.

When asked later if Delgadillo would like to compare himself to an animal of the wild, spokesman Nick Velasquez replied: "No, he would not."