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Council pauses bill to require prior approval of professional services; requests quarterly reporting
Summary
After a review of hundreds of purchase orders and contracts, the council agreed to delay a proposed ordinance that would require council sign-off on professional services and instead asked finance and legal staff to provide a quarterly report with a refined list of consultancies for targeted oversight.
The Wicomico County Council on July 1 declined to advance a draft ordinance that would have required council review before the county executed many professional-services contracts. Instead, council members asked staff to produce a quarterly report of professional-services expenditures and to return with a proposed process that balances transparency and administrative practicality.
Background: Council members raised concerns about the scale and scope of paid consultants, the degree to which outside consultants are relied on for institutional knowledge and…
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