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Council delays ordinance on contract review timelines for proprietary departments pending clarifications
Summary
Councilmembers asked for more information about a proposed ordinance implementing charter-era contract-review timelines for proprietary departments (Airports, Harbor, DWP). Members continued the item to allow city attorney and administrative offices to provide a timeline and process chart.
The Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday continued consideration of an ordinance that would implement contract-review timelines and procedures for the city's proprietary departments, asking staff for clarifications about the 30-day review period and multiyear contract thresholds established under the new charter.
Councilmember Hutch Holden raised concerns about the proposal, saying it could give too much contracting authority to general managers of the proprietary departments and reduce council…
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