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Residents flag data‑portability and price escalation as council adopts Central Square permitting contract on consent calendar
Summary
As the council adopted most consent items, residents urged more scrutiny of a five‑year permitting contract with Central Square: commenters flagged a 5% annual price escalator and data‑return language that could lock the city into proprietary formats; IT staff replied that upgrades and cloud migration are included and that 5–10% escalators are common industry practice.
The City Council approved the consent calendar items on a unanimous voice vote after public testimony. During oral communications, resident Michael McDougal urged the council to approve the Central Square permitting contract on the consent calendar but raised two specific concerns: a 5% annual price escalator and a data‑return clause (Section 15.5) that would return the city’s data in Central Square’s proprietary format…
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