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Council postpones Nelson Architects contract to allow city attorney review
Summary
The Cut Bank City Council voted to postpone approval of an engineering services contract with Nelson Architects until 11:55 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 20, at the request of the city attorney; the move was made to allow legal review and set a timeline for final action.
The Cut Bank City Council voted to postpone approval of an engineering services contract with Nelson Architects so the city attorney could review the agreement.
The chair said the council would set a timeline for action and proposed a short special meeting. "So I would entertain a motion to postpone the approval of the engineering contract from Nelson Architects, until 11:55 on Thursday, November 20," the chair said. A council member responded, "I'll make [the motion]," and another seconded; the motion carried by voice vote with members answering "Aye." The council did not record a roll-call tally in the meeting record.
Council members said the delay was to give the city attorney time for a detailed review rather than to continue with substantive debate on contract terms. The chair asked members to coordinate schedules for the brief meeting and suggested holding the item at 11:55 a.m. on Thursday so it could be handled quickly. No additional changes to the contract terms were made at the time of the postponement.
Next steps: staff will provide the contract to the city attorney for review, and the council scheduled consideration of the contract for 11:55 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 20. The meeting record does not show whether the review will be made public before that session.
