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Adelanto signs contract to speed cannabis permit reviews after backlog; council debates oversight
Summary
After extended debate, the city approved a contract to provide additional staffing and document-management support for Adelanto’s cannabis permit program so finance can catch up on backlogged permits; council members pressed staff on vendor oversight and audit separation.
Adelanto’s City Council voted Aug. 27 to proceed with a contract that will give the finance department added capacity to collect, organize and prepare documentation for cannabis permits and compliance reviews, a step city staff said is necessary to catch up on years of unprocessed paperwork.
Councilwoman Evans raised concerns that a single contractor could perform business-development and compliance-related tasks, and cautioned against a vendor effectively policing its own work. "I…
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