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Finance committee approves one-year contract with Welch Group for state lobbying; members pressed firm on conflicts
Summary
The committee authorized a noncompetitive, one-year contract with the Welch Group for government affairs and advocacy services, after members questioned how the firm would handle conflicts involving current clients such as the Apartment Association of South Central Wisconsin.
The City of Madison Finance Committee on an item listed as Legistar 86,954 voted unanimously to authorize the mayor and city clerk to execute a noncompetitive purchase-of-services contract with the Welch Group for government affairs and strategic advocacy services for one year with two one-year renewal options.
The committee moved forward after extended questioning from alderpeople about potential conflicts of interest. Alder Tim Rivera pressed the firm on how it would handle cases where a Welch Group client’s positions conflicted with the city’s interests, citing past state-level preemption of local landlord-tenant…
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