Council committee pushes for clearer procurement accountability data and district flags
Committee reviewed a new procurement accountability (Power) report listing pending and administratively approved awards; members asked staff to flag open solicitations, add council-district data and improve labeling so members can review pending awards within a useful oversight window.
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Deputy Mayor Pro Tem and other committee members pressed procurement staff on the new monthly procurement accountability report, which lists administratively approved awards and pending administrative awards. Staff said the report captures contract requests entered by departments and that "administratively approved awards have been executed" while pending awards are in process; staff acknowledged one mislabeled line and pledged corrections and additional department training.
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