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Council narrows Responsible Contractor Ordinance review window to 'not to exceed 30 days'
Summary
After council concern that removing a mandatory 30‑day review could enable delay, members amended the Responsible Contractor Ordinance to state the review period 'shall be as determined necessary by the borough, but not to exceed a period of 30 days.' The amendment passed unanimously.
Morrisville Borough Council unanimously amended the Responsible Contractor Ordinance on April 15 to add an explicit 30‑day maximum for the RCO review period.
Speaker 13 raised the concern that eliminating a fixed 30‑day review could allow a future reviewer to stall awards; solicitor and staff acknowledged most modern reviews take 5–7 days with electronic communications but agreed to add a not‑to‑exceed 30‑day limit. The suggested amendment was proposed, moved and the council voted 8–0 in favor.
Why it matters: the change preserves flexibility for engineers and staff to complete timely reviews while providing an explicit cap that council members said will reduce the risk of administrative delay or 'funny business.'
Next steps: staff will incorporate the amended language into the ordinance text for final enactment and the borough solicitor confirmed the change can be made without re‑advertising the ordinance.
