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Council debates charter changes and procurement rules amid rumor of rehiring former administrator
Summary
Council debated proposed charter amendments related to procurement and the city administrator selection process and confronted a rumor that the administration planned to hire former administrator Patrick Birch as a consultant; council members split on whether to table the items until the incoming council.
The Maumee City Council spent a portion of its special meeting debating proposed charter revisions and whether the items should wait until the incoming council assumes office.
An unnamed council member described proposed amendments to Charter chapter 103.05 on contracts and purchases, saying the changes would add an approval layer for professional services and consulting agreements. That member also raised a rumor that "some people in the administration wish to hire the former administrator…
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