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Rome board approves child advocacy funding, contracts and a contract reduction; tables a property sale
Summary
At its Oct. 23 meeting the City of Rome Board of Investment Contracts approved funding for the child advocacy center, a 2025 budget transfer, two vendor agreements, and a contract change order that reduced costs; it tabled the proposed sale of a city parcel at 606 Croton Street.
The City of Rome Board of Investment Contracts on Oct. 23 approved several resolutions, including funding for the child advocacy center, a 2025 budgetary transfer and contracts with two vendors, while tabling a separate proposal to sell a city-owned parcel.
Unidentified Speaker 2 read Resolution No. 198, "authorizing the mayor to enter into an agreement with the County of Oneida, Department of Social Services with regard to the child advocacy center up to $124,115.20 for 2025," which was moved, seconded and carried. The board also approved Resolution No. 199, authorizing a 2025 budgetary transfer, and Resolution No. 200, authorizing an agreement with Omni Underwriting Managers LLC; both motions were moved, seconded and carried.
The board approved Resolution No. 201 "authoriz[ing] the mayor of the city of Rome and enter into an agreement with Navitas LLC for an amount not to exceed $133,500," which was moved, seconded and carried. For Resolution No. 202, Unidentified Speaker 2 read a change order to the Maple Ridge Organics LLC contract showing a negative change of $43,388. A board member characterized the cut as notable, saying it was the "first time ever I've ever seen a reduction" before a project started. The change order was moved, seconded and carried.
Resolution No. 203, which would have approved the sale of a city-owned parcel located at 606 Croton Street for $4,000 and a related rehabilitation agreement, was moved and then tabled. Unidentified Speaker 4 said the council had tabled the corresponding item the previous night so the councilor representing that ward could get more information; the board voted to table the resolution.
All motions reported in the transcript were moved and seconded; the meeting recorded aye votes with no objections on the carried items. The board then moved and seconded adjournment and ended the session.
What happens next: the tabled Resolution No. 203 will return to a future meeting after the ward councilor or staff provide the requested additional information.
