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Council presses city on contractor costs and staffing after 56 water main breaks; contractors billed $1.075 million
Summary
Councilors raised alarms about heavy contractor use to repair water main breaks, staffing shortages and foreman vacancies; CFO reported contractor costs of $1,075,506.89 from January 2024 to present and the water director described hiring and training steps.
Councilors pressed city officials on Thursday over a string of water main breaks and high contractor costs, asking why contractors completed a large share of repairs and demanding a plan to restore in‑house capacity.
Councilor Getche noted that of 56 water main breaks reported, contractors repaired 41 and city crews repaired 15, and asked why the city was paying both contractor rates and maintaining staff payroll to manage incidents. CFO Connor Baldwin provided a contractor cost figure…
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