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Residents say city vendors were warned after a caller questioned an invoice; council enforces decorum rules during heated public input
Summary
Residents at the Oct. 8 Cape Coral City Council meeting said the city sent a vendor fraud-alert and a cease-and-desist notice after a caller questioned a redacted invoice and asked the council to investigate and publicly apologize to the caller.
Public comment at the Oct. 8 Cape Coral City Council meeting included allegations that the city issued a cease-and-desist letter and a vendor fraud-alert after a resident called a vendor to ask about a redacted invoice.
Anne Berchtold and other residents who spoke during citizen input said the caller, identified in public comment as Julia Atari, did not identify herself as a city employee when she contacted a fencing supplier to question why portions of an invoice had been redacted. "She identified herself as Julia Atari. Apparently, claims have been made that she identified herself as a city employee. And I'm here to state that that is…
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