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Council questions IT retainer and billing after audit request; staff says retainer offsets monthly invoices
Summary
Councilmember raised concern about apparent duplication of payments to Computer Integration Tech (CIT): a $2,600 retainer plus multiple billed invoices. City staff said the retainer is applied against billable services and that an internal IT audit is underway to clarify the city’s long-term IT needs and billing arrangements.
At the consent agenda the council paused to ask about payments to the city’s IT vendor, Computer Integration Tech (CIT). Councilmember Mark (last name not recorded) pointed out a $2,600 retainer paid April 20 and additional CIT invoices for March showing $4,185 and other billable amounts, and asked whether the city was “double paying.”
Administrative staff responded that the retainer is applied to billable services and reduces subsequent invoices by the retainer amount; they said an invoice audit shows the retainer was intended to offset billable hours as previously requested by council. City administration told the council that the city’s new full-time IT manager and staff (Dean and Nelisha referenced in the record) are conducting an audit of CIT activities and the city’s in-house IT needs, and promised to present the audit results to council in the near term.
Council approved the consent agenda item after receiving the explanation and asking staff to report back with the audit’s findings and any recommended contract adjustments.
