Golf commission to seek legal and finance timeline for clubhouse contract extension

Commissioners discussed the approaching end of the current golf-course contract and agreed to involve the city’s legal and finance staff to set a clear timeline for either an extension or an RFP. Members said past years saw last-minute work to finalize contracts, and they want an earlier, public timetable this year.

At the meeting commissioners asked that the commission contact the law department and request a timeline and guidance on next steps. One commissioner suggested inviting the city chief financial officer to explain any capital-improvement work related to the clubhouse and to bring the city solicitor (identified in the transcript as Matt Coster/Koster) to hold a public discussion. Commissioners also asked whether the conversation should be in open session or in executive session and asked the solicitor to advise when contacted.

Commissioners stated their preference that the discussion be public and that the solicitor clarify whether any portion must be held in executive session. They scheduled outreach to the law department and said the commission would review the solicitor’s guidance and any timeline at the March meeting.

No formal motion to approve a contract extension was recorded at this meeting; the transcript records direction to contact the law department and to invite the CFO and city solicitor to the March meeting for a public discussion of the contract timetable.