City approves pest management contract for municipal facilities; citywide contractor procurement timing questioned

The Board of Estimate and Contract approved an ordinance authorizing the award of a contract for pest management and control services for various municipal facilities on July 15. The board voted by roll call after a brief exchange about future procurement timing. During the item, a board member asked when the city would issue a citywide procurement for pest control contractors. A colleague replied that the timing was not yet set and noted that funding would need to be identified. "You have to find funding for it also," one member said. The roll call recorded affirmative votes and the ordinance passed. The transcript does not list the contract awardee’s name, the dollar amount, the contract term, or which specific municipal facilities are covered in the contract; those details were not stated in the recorded portion of the meeting.