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Vienna council approves contract appointment for project development coordinator after debate over subcontracting and reporting
Summary
The Vienna City Council voted to approve a consulting appointment for Jack Mathers as project development coordinator under a $25,000-per-year contract structure after extended debate over subcontracting language, reporting and public updates.
The Vienna City Council approved a resolution to engage Jack Mathers as the city's project development coordinator under an annual consulting arrangement that carries a $25,000 compensation cap, council members said.
Council members and the city attorney spent more than an hour discussing how the contract would treat subcontractors, reporting to council and whether the city would receive a finalized written contract before work began.
City attorney: the engagement is a consultant contract with an LLC vehicle; the city will pay the consultant the agreed compensation and the consultant is responsible for subcontractor payments. Council member Amy Rhodes pressed for clearer limits on payments to subcontractors and for…
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