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Cranston council approves amended media-services contract for Thomas Lima after solicitor flags budget and form concerns
Summary
The Cranston City Council approved an amended independent-contractor agreement with media consultant Thomas Lima on Feb. 3, correcting contract dates and adding a supermajority termination clause. The city solicitor said he would not "approve this as to form" without a written amendment tying compensation to the council's budget limits.
The Cranston City Council and its finance committee voted Feb. 3 to approve an amended independent-contractor agreement with media consultant Thomas Lima covering media-related services through Dec. 31, 2026.
The vote followed several hours of discussion in the finance committee and the full council over contract language, start and end dates and whether the agreement should include an explicit cap tied to the council's budget. Council members moved and approved an amendment that corrected a scrivener's error in the start date (changing the contract to begin in 2025) and added a provision allowing termination by a supermajority vote of the council.
Why it matters: The contract establishes how the legislative body procures communications and media…
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