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Staff recommends study of alternative project delivery and raising settlement authority; public asks for examples and limits
Summary
City staff asked the Charter Review Committee to consider amending charter language to allow alternative public project delivery methods and to permit the city manager to settle legal claims above the current $50,000 threshold. The committee asked for comparative examples and data; public commenters urged study and proposed limits.
City staff asked the Charter Review Committee on April 3 to study two staff-recommended charter changes: (1) amend charter language to allow alternative public project delivery methods now permitted by state law, and (2) increase the city manager's authority to settle legal claims above the current $50,000 threshold.
Staff presentation: The staff presenter told the committee that state law now permits alternative contracting models for large public works and that schools have…
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