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Staff tell Senate Ethics panel two signed contracts and invoices were submitted at year‑end; legal staff asked DOA to retool agreement
Summary
Legislative financial and legal staff told the ethics panel they received two signed contracts and invoices totaling $170,100 on Dec. 26–27, 2024; staff flagged missing standard terms and deferred procurement authority to the Department of Administration while drafting a sole‑source justification.
Legislative Services Division staff told the Senate Ethics Committee they received two signed agreements and two invoices late in December 2024 that raised immediate procurement concerns.
Angie Carter, the branch financial director, testified she was the only member of her office in on Dec. 26 and received an email forwarding two signed agreements between Senator Ellsworth and an entity labeled Agile Analytics. Carter said both contracts lacked typical signature blocks showing legislative legal review, omitted a payment schedule and set compensation as payable “in advance upon execution,” leaving a combined invoice amount of $170,100 due on receipt. Carter…
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