Lincoln Park council ends code-enforcement contract, adopts event-cancellation policy; HR manager agreement fails

Lincoln Park — The City Council voted Sept. 8 to terminate its code-enforcement contract with Net Solutions Inc. and to adopt a standard operating procedure for cancelling city events. The council also awarded a $13,135 bid to replace interior doors at the Lincoln Park Community Center and authorized a temporary contractor for code-enforcement work; a separate employment agreement with the city’s human-resources manager failed to pass.

Why it matters: The termination of Net Solutions affects day-to-day code-enforcement operations and paperwork verification. Council members said the city will use an interim vendor while soliciting a new contract, and a recently adopted event-cancellation policy clarifies who may cancel events that use city resources.

The council voted 5–2 to adopt the city’s standard-operating procedures for cancelling events, with Councilperson Salcedo and Mayor Tobin voting no. The policy was presented as the council’s guideline for when and how events using city facilities or permitting city support are to be canceled.

Council action on contracts and bids included:

• Termination of Net Solutions Inc.: The council unanimously approved a resolution terminating the city’s contract with Net Solutions, effective immediately, and authorized the city to use RFC Incorporated at the company’s 2024…