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Wasilla council approves sole-source negotiations for city attorney contract with evaluation clause
Summary
The Wasilla City Council authorized the purchasing officer to enter sole-source contract negotiations with the firm named in the AM for city attorney services and directed an annual evaluation be added to the contract; council debated RFP versus sole-source and the risks of turnover and contract terms.
The Wasilla City Council on March 24 approved AM 25-14 authorizing the purchasing officer to enter contract negotiations with Birch Horton, Bittner and Sherrod under the municipal sole-source contracting provision for general legal counsel services, with an added annual evaluation process.
The motion, moved by Council Member Rubio and seconded by Council Member Cottle, follows council discussion of two options presented by administration: (1) sole-source negotiations with a specified firm under Wasilla Municipal Code contracting provisions, or (2) issue a…
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