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Council member questions payments to vendor tied to city staff, cites charter conflict rules
Summary
A council member raised concerns that payments to a vendor named Timber and Tools—reported in city treasury records—are linked to city staff and family members, and urged council review under charter conflict-of-interest provisions. The mayor defended emergency hiring and said policy changes are forthcoming.
Speaker 3, a council member, used the council meeting to raise a formal inquiry about payments recorded to a vendor called Timber and Tools, saying finance records show the company listed an owner as "Renee Martinez" and that prior payments listed an individual named Ricardo Martinez.
"When I sent Jennifer an email ... she said that Timber and Tools was owned by Renee Martinez," Speaker 3 said, arguing the change from individual payments to a vendor DBA appeared "deceptive." He also read portions of the city charter on…
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