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Residents and council members press for answers after city used Rubicon Routeware software before contract approval
Summary
A resident and multiple council members questioned the city’s interim use of Rubicon/Routeware waste-management software, unpaid invoices and the legal basis for the administration’s actions. The city solicitor said the vendor likely assumed risk by allowing use before a signed agreement; council asked staff to investigate.
Bailey Simrill, a Scranton resident, told the council the city used Rubicon/Routeware software for more than 70 days before a signed renewal and that an unpaid invoice dated January through March had appeared in the city’s records.
Simrill said the administration permitted “interim use” of the software, that draft renewal documents were dated but not clearly enforceable, and that council members were not given complete pricing details (including planned year-over-year increases) before action was taken.
“The administration acted before approval,” Simrill said. “Rubicon operated for 70-plus days without a valid contract and accrued unpaid invoices. Who authorized this,…
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