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Council hears public testimony, completes second reading on contractor-registration updates
Summary
Ordinance 46 16-25 would update Chapter 13.07 to modernize contractor registration and give the director of administration or designee additional remedies such as stop-work authority; public hearing held and second reading completed.
Urbana City Council held a public hearing and completed a second reading Tuesday on Ordinance 46 16-25, which would amend Chapter 13.07 of the codified ordinances to update contractor registration rules and enforcement tools.
City staff explained Chapter 13.07 has not been updated in about 25 years and lacks explicit remedies to address contractors performing substandard work. The amendment’s principal change is to Section 13.07.02, which adds potential remedies — including stop-work orders and other disqualification measures — and authorizes the…
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