WOODHAVEN, Mich. – Woodhaven Mayor Patricia Odette is under investigation for alleged misconduct, Local 4 has confirmed.
The probe comes after Odette submitted, then withdrew, a resignation earlier this month.
Local 4 has confirmed that Woodhaven City Administrator Jeff Harris brought the allegations against Odette to the attention of the Woodhaven City Council.
Odette initially submitted a letter of resignation, citing a desire to spend time with her family. She later withdrew that resignation and, at a City Council meeting on April 7, called for an investigation into both herself and Harris.
Harris told Local 4 that Odette’s decision to resign was a direct response to the allegations he was preparing to bring against her. An attorney for Odette denied that claim.
Harris declined to discuss the specifics of the allegations, citing the ongoing investigation. He described them only as pertaining to “misuse of city funds and resources.”