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City Clerk Stephanie Washington speaks Tuesday during a special called meeting of the Indianola Board of Aldermen. Also pictured are Mayor Ken Featherstone, Ward 4 Alderman Johnny Phillips and Ward 5 Alderman Rodreigus Young.
Indianola’s Board of Aldermen spent much of a special called meeting sparring over who controls the city’s meeting agenda, whether to hire outside legal counsel over a disputed $38,900 check and how to bring the city’s long‑delinquent financial audits back into compliance with state law.