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Council approves first reading of $100,000 IT appropriation after heated public comment; suspension for immediate second reading fails
Summary
The Greenwood Common Council passed first reading of Ordinance 25‑12, a request for an additional $100,000 to the IT budget, after public commenters criticized the city’s outsourced IT provider Exos. A motion to suspend the rules and move to second reading failed; the council discussed scheduling a special meeting for further information.
The Greenwood Common Council voted 6‑2 to approve first reading of Ordinance 25‑12, a request to appropriate $100,000 to the information technology budget to replace network switches and address ongoing outages.
The appropriation sparked a public hearing in which two former city IT staffers urged the council to postpone funding Exos, the city’s contracted IT provider, and to seek bids or a full audit. Jeff Weichel, identified himself as a resident at 1428…
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