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Commission debate over emergency procurement after county approves public services items; recorded no votes on two contracts
Summary
Wayne County commissioners approved the public services committee report June 11 but raised objections to the use of emergency-procurement rules for two multiyear contracts; counsel said the use of emergency procurement in these cases was not clearly appropriate.
The Wayne County Commission on June 11 approved the public services committee report but the meeting record shows substantive debate about whether two procurements (items 6 and 7 in the committee packet) should have been issued under the procurement ordinance’s emergency-procurement provisions.
Vice Chair Palomares moved to approve items 2 through 7 as part of the committee report; the motion was supported by Commissioner Clemente and carried by voice vote. During committee discussion, procurement and facilities officials and corporate counsel described the exercises of emergency…
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