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Accounts Committee flags Comcast, new sludge vendor, net‑metering credits and BCA funding for follow‑up
Summary
During warrants review, councilors asked the auditor to supply invoices and contracts for several items: Comcast internet POs across city buildings, a Denali Water Solutions $309,263 sludge removal PO, a NewGen entry tied to solar/net‑metering, WEX fuel discounts for school buses, vendor payments to Reginald Shirek and EIUS/ LearnWell SPED tuition lines, and any payments to Brockton Community Access beyond its annual fee.
The Brockton Accounts Committee used its Feb. 18 warrants review to flag multiple line items for follow‑up, asking the city auditor to retrieve supporting invoices, identify the signing departments and, where applicable, bring responsible department heads to explain the contracts.
Among the items the committee requested be tracked down: Comcast purchase orders for Internet/cable services at City Hall, the War Memorial, a leasing office and the Public Safety Building; a Denali Water Solutions invoice for sludge removal totaling $309,263.51 that councilors said may represent a change from a previously used vendor; and an entry referencing NewGen Capital Management LLC tied to net‑metering/solar credits that the auditor said is tied to DPW Water and should be explained by department leadership.
Councilors also asked for clarification on recurring small POs (snow removal and janitorial supplies), one‑time vendor reimbursements (used when a payee is not a city vendor), entries for EIUS LLC (doing business as LearnWell) listed as SPED tuition that vary by amount, and payments to a local painter/carpenter, Mr. Mulkey, whose year‑to‑date receipts exceed $25,000 and may require a contract if the total exceeds $10,000. The committee flagged a transportation vendor, Reginald Shirek, listed with the account description 'full time salary' for $43,350 and asked that the description be corrected.
The auditor acknowledged some report anomalies may stem from a recent Munis cloud migration that introduced bugs in printed reports and said he will pull invoices and contract copies. The chair asked the auditor to provide copies of the Denali sludge contract, any NewGen/solar agreements and a full accounting of payments to Brockton Community Cable Television (BCA/BCCT) beyond the annual fee.
Next steps: the auditor will retrieve invoices and contracts for the flagged items, determine whether vendors represent new agreements (e.g., Denali vs. Veolia) and schedule department heads to appear at a future Accounts Committee meeting to explain contracts and net‑metering arrangements.
