The Mayor’s Council of Guam heard a detailed operations and procurement update from the Mayor’s Council executive director (MCOG), who told members the office received about 202 procurement requests this fiscal year and has issued purchase orders for about 63% of them.

The executive director said MCOG notified EPA on Oct. 2 that it opted not to renew an island‑wide environmental cleanup agreement and that two memorandums of understanding are under review by the attorney general: a Community Defense Liaison Office MOU tied to a grant of roughly $750,000 and a USDA agreement concerning feral‑swine work. The director said the first tranche is preparatory and that attorney comments remain under review before signatures are exchanged.

On procurement specifics, the director reported a vendor that had received a notice of intent to award for white‑goods disposal rescinded the award, forcing the office to re-evaluate the transport-and-disposal approach; a tire-disposal bid remains in hand and the office will coordinate procedures with village buyers. The director also said the metal‑procurement vendor requires a documented procedure before doing business.

The executive director warned that SEO (senior-center) funding currently covers salaries and benefits only through Nov. 15 and that program continuation depends on further action by SEO and public-health partners. Council members asked whether MCOG needs additional procurement staff to manage an anticipated $2 million in village spending; the director said the workload is heavy for three administrative assistants and agreed to report back by January with staffing recommendations.

No formal votes resulted from the report; council members were asked to review forthcoming documents and to provide needed inputs (for example, vendor procedures and tier‑2 recommendations for hazard mitigation) as procurement and MOUs are finalized.