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Newton council approves exemption so city can hire council member’s food truck for staff luncheon
Summary
On Aug. 4, 2020 Newton City Council unanimously approved a resolution exempting the city from N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-234 to allow use of a food truck owned by Council Member Anne Wepner at a staff appreciation luncheon on Aug. 21; Wepner was excused from consideration of the item.
Newton City Council unanimously approved a resolution on Aug. 4 that exempts the city from North Carolina General Statute 14-234 so it may hire a food truck owned and operated by Council Member Anne Wepner for a staff appreciation luncheon scheduled for Aug. 21, 2020.
City Manager Todd Clark presented the item and said city staff recommended approval of a resolution that would permit the city to use Wepner’s business despite the general prohibition against public officers or employees directly benefiting from public contracts. According to the minutes, Clark described the event and the requested exemption from the statute.
Council Member Anne Wepner asked to be excused from consideration of the resolution; the council first voted…
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