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Seven Hills council law director: $400,000 settlement with Specialized Construction resolved; item added to tonight’s agenda
Summary
Law Director Moore told the Seven Hills City Council committees that a claim with Specialized Construction was resolved for a $400,000 lump sum, producing about $50,000 in savings; council moved to add approval paperwork as an emergency ordinance to the council agenda.
Law Director Moore told Seven Hills City Council committee members on May 13 that the city reached a settlement with Specialized Construction for a lump-sum payment of $400,000, producing “about a $50,000 savings to the city.”
The settlement covers unpaid amounts tied to the city’s 2021 and 2023 streetscape projects, Moore said, and releases have already been circulated. “Those were funds that were out from the 2021 and 2023 streetscape projects that were still unpaid,” Moore said. Moore told committee members the next steps are for council members to sign the documents, circulate them and approve payment: “It’s up to you guys to sign off on those documents, circulate them, and, approve that payment.”
During the finance, civil service and personnel committee meeting, a council member moved to add the settlement approval to the city council agenda for the same-night meeting as ordinance number 32 and designated it an emergency item; the motion was seconded by Martin. The roll call recorded in the transcript shows Martin voting yes and Curiosious voting yes. The committee discussion contained no other questions or objections in the recorded transcript.
The settlement was described as resolving disputed work and outstanding invoices from the referenced streetscape projects; the law department characterized its handling of the matter as “aggressive” in recovering funds. No additional financial breakdowns, contracting documents, or a full roll-call tally appear in the recorded committee discussion, and the transcript does not record signatures or final payment authorization during the committees.
Council procedures moved the item onto the full council agenda as an emergency ordinance for consideration that evening. The committee record indicates releases have been circulated for signature; it does not show the subsequent full-council vote on ordinance 32 or the final disbursement of funds.
