Chick steps up dispute with Delgadillo

Escalating her feud with City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo, City Controller Laura Chick issued subpoenas Tuesday for six of his top aides as part of a performance audit she wants to conduct of the city's workers' compensation program.Daily News.

The dispute started more than six months ago, when Delgadillo balked at allowing Chick to conduct a performance audit of the program, saying it was beyond her powers. Chick threatened to go to court, but held off after the City Council agreed to try to resolve the dispute.

After the City Council rejected a plan to have voters decide on a proposed charter amendment that would spell out her authority, Chick renewed her effort to audit the program. Specifically, she wants to look at the City Attorney's Office's hiring of private attorneys.