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Council amends procurement policy and waives second reading to meet DOJ grant requirements
Summary
The council unanimously waived second reading and approved amendments to the procurement policy after staff said changes were required by the Department of Justice to comply with monitoring comments for an evidence building grant.
The Washington City Council unanimously waived second reading and adopted an amendment to the city procurement policy after staff said the changes were required by the U.S. Department of Justice to satisfy conditions tied to an evidence building grant.
City Administrator Dennis Carr introduced the ordinance to clarify procurement authority by title and asked staff to explain why the change was time-sensitive. Joni Baxter said the Department of Justice requested the ordinance changes in relation to an evidence building grant and asked the council to waive the second reading so the city could respond to DOJ monitoring review comments.
“These suggested changes … are coming from the Department of Justice in relation to the evidence building grant,” Baxter said, asking the council to act so the city could clear monitoring comments.
Councilors asked for clarification about what motion was being voted on — the waiver of second reading — and then voted unanimously to waive second reading and approve the procurement policy amendment.
The council’s action allows staff to respond promptly to the DOJ review; staff said the waiver would let the city submit the revised ordinance to the DOJ so monitoring comments could be cleared.
