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Councilor questions whether Board of Works approvals complied with 2025 ordinance limiting certain contracts
Summary
Councilor Dunning asked why expenditures or contracts approved by the Board of Works were not submitted to the council for review as required by a Sept. 23, 2025 ordinance that limits professional‑service contracts of $5,000 or more, and said he would continue to vote 'no' on related bills until the city attorney clarifies legality and process.
Councilor Dunning told the council on March 2 that he sought clarity about how the city has handled approvals of professional‑service contracts and claims he believes should have come to the council. Quoting language he read from an ordinance adopted Sept. 23, 2025, Dunning said the law requires council approval for professional services that equal or exceed $5,000 in a fiscal year and that contracts should not extend past the fiscal year in which they are executed.
"By reading this, my understanding is anything that was approved by the Board of Works should have been submitted directly to the council for approval," Dunning said. He said he called the…
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