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City staff says outside counsel engaged on faulty speaker system; BID expects an update
Summary
Peggy, the interim city administrator, told the BID the city is investigating problems with a downtown speaker system, has collected defective units and engaged outside counsel to pursue vendor remedies; she said the city will update the BID as the legal process proceeds.
Peggy (interim city administrator) provided an update on problems with downtown speakers purchased by the city. She said staff collected the defective speakers and sought a refund or repairs from the vendor. Because the city’s procurement process and the purchase itself created municipal liability concerns, city legal staff engaged outside counsel and are evaluating next steps; Peggy said the matter may become a federal lawsuit and that outside counsel had already been contacted by the city attorney.
Peggy said the issue had been slower to advance amid administrative transition but that city staff, including the city attorney Ian Proust, were pursuing remedies and would update the BID at the next meeting. She indicated the city may cover legal fees if the city has culpability and promised to advocate for funding of legal costs and resolution with the vendor.
This was an informational update; no BID action or vote was taken on the speakers vendor at the meeting.
