LaDonne Blackett, Atlanta’s interim inspector general, told the Transportation Committee that resolution 25R4282 reached the council before the city’s IPRO procurement report was complete and that the Office of Inspector General will conduct post‑award integrity reviews of the associated procurements.

Blackett said the original award was roughly $1,500,000 but the new resolution being considered amends the contract to an amount of $10,000,000 and changes the listed vendors. "This particular resolution 25 R 4,282 actually did not complete the IPRO process when it first came through this body," she said, and asked the council to follow charter requirements and not to advance legislation that lacks an IPRO review.

City procurement and law office staff described the timing: Brandy Stanley, director of procurement implementation, said the procurement team triggered IPRO when the procurement arrived but that walk‑in legislation and timing issues delayed the finalized IPRO report. Amber Ray Robinson in the City Law department said cooperative purchasing does require an IPRO report following a charter amendment and indicated staff believed an IPRO report had been completed and distributed to staff; procurement said drafts and responses were being finalized.

Council response and committee action: Council members pressed for clarity about why multiple corrections were needed and whether cooperative purchase rules applied. Given the remaining uncertainties, Council Member Juan moved — and Council Member Millis seconded — to forward the related legislation with no recommendation on condition that (1) a substitute clarifying legislative language be provided on Monday and (2) the completed IPRO report be distributed to council. The motion carried in committee, recorded as 3 ayes, 3 abstentions, and the item was forwarded "with no recommendation on condition."

Why it matters: the amendment at issue revises contract award names and funding amounts tied to winter‑weather services and related airport contracts; the OIG flagged the absence of a completed procurement review when the legislation first advanced, and several council members said the disparity between $1.5 million and $10 million warrants clearer documentation before final council action.

Next steps: staff said a substitute will be posted and the IPRO report distributed to council; the committee expects the substitute and the completed IPRO report before the next business meeting.