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Committee requests HDL presentation after year of business‑license work; staff says contract is performing but data gaps remain
Summary
The Budget & Audit Committee received a staff update on the HDL business‑license contract, heard public complaints about missing payment notices, and asked staff to get HDL to present discovery results and data to the full council; staff recommended continuing the contract through a full fiscal year.
Assistant City Manager Regina told the Clayton City Budget & Audit Committee that HDLexecuted the business‑license contract on 10/03/2023 and began collecting revenue on 01/01/2024, and that early numbers show the arrangement is “relatively close to on budget.”
Regina said the city has a full calendar year of HDL revenue but not a full fiscal year, and that staffprojected the shortfall to be roughly $2,000 after estimating six months of 2024 revenue into 2025. “So it's my recommendation that we continue on with HDL to give a full fiscal year,” she said, adding that the contract auto‑renews in 12‑month periods and…
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