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Votes at a glance: Council approves rezoning, bidding limit change and five budgeted projects
Summary
At its Jan. 6 meeting the Worcester City Council adopted two ordinances and five resolutions covering procurement limits, rezoning, stormwater facility design, police vehicles, roadway improvements, a water-tank painting contract and a sanitary sewer extension; it also delayed a liquor-license hearing.
WORCESTER, Jan. 6, 2025 — The Worcester City Council took a series of votes Monday night on ordinances and budgeted resolutions. Key outcomes:
• Ordinance 2024-39 (procurement/competitive bidding authorization limit): Council voted to suspend the rules and adopt the ordinance increasing the city’s authorization limit for procurement. The council suspended rules by roll call and then adopted the ordinance; the adoption roll call recorded Councilmember Myers voting No while other named members voted Yes. Outcome: adopted (recorded roll call: Wharton — Yes; Jose — Yes; Myers — No; Malta — Yes; Knappick — Yes; Abernathy — Yes; Gaffey — Yes). Note: the ordinance’s title references the competitive bid limit but the city administration said the language actually increases the authorization limit (municipal procurement authority), not the competitive-bid threshold.
• Ordinance 2024-40…
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