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Brook Park council debates procurement language in $1.8M-plus renovation ordinance; amends and passes several measures
Summary
Council members debated whether an ordinance authorizing design and advertising for a recreation-center/city-hall exterior renovation should also explicitly authorize entering a contract and name a contractor in ordinance form; after extended discussion the council amended language and later passed multiple ordinances under suspension of the rules, including records-fees changes and a pool-surface contract.
Council spent an extended portion of its meeting debating procurement and oversight language in Ordinance 11524, which authorizes design and bidding for the Brook Park Recreation Center and city-hall exterior renovation. Several members argued the ordinance should revert to its original language that would allow the council to see a contractor named in ordinance form and retain an extra council-level review before a contract is finalized.
“I think we should go back to the way the original legislation was introduced,” Councilman Scott said after reviewing prior high-dollar contracts and bids. Scott argued the council’s…
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