The Rutland City Board of Aldermen voted on Feb. 18 to suspend the rules and approve a managed‑services IT contract as reviewed by the city attorney. Mayor Dunges told the board the contract shifts the city to a fixed cost for IT services and estimated savings “something like $40,000 plus” compared with the city’s historical hourly‑billing vendor.

The mayor described the contract as equivalent to having local IT staff “for the $35,000 managed services contract” and said monitoring software and response times have been satisfactory during the vendor’s initial work. A motion to suspend the rules carried, and a subsequent motion to approve the contract passed by voice vote; no recorded oppositions were noted in the meeting record.

The transcript recorded inconsistency in the vendor name during discussion (the mayor referred to “BTTSG,” and a subsequent motion referenced “VTTSG”). The contract was presented to the board and reviewed by the city attorney before the vote; the board approved the contract and the mayor and staff will execute the agreement.