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Commission tables proposal to outsource utilities management, asks staff to check internal options
Summary
The commission delayed a vote on a one-year utilities management contract with FVOP after members raised cost and staffing concerns and asked staff to survey current employees and explore training as a lower-cost alternative; the item was tabled for a future meeting.
City administration presented a proposed one-year professional services agreement with F and V Operations and Resource Management (FVOP) to provide day-to-day management and oversight of the utilities department while the city searches for a permanent director.
The administration said an RFQ process identified FVOP as the preferred respondent and that contracted services would include management oversight for the water and wastewater plants, collection and distribution functions, and a capital-needs assessment. Commissioners pressed the administration on cost — one commissioner contrasted…
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