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City manager moves to put lobbyist services out to bid after long‑running renewal practice
Summary
After staff discovered the long‑running lobbyist contract had not been competitively bid since 2003, the city manager said an RFP will be released; commissioners criticized the timing and lack of prior consultation given the start of the legislative session.
City staff will put the city’s legislative/lobbyist services out to competitive bid after the manager disclosed on Jan. 15 that the city’s longtime lobbyist agreement (dating to 2003) had never been formally bid and that aggregate payments to the firm total about $1.19 million to date.
The city manager (S5) said the current annual contract had been about $72,500 and that the firm’s reports were not being reliably…
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