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City of Rome Board of Estimate and Contracts approves package of contracts, budgets and personnel changes; tables ticket diversion extension
Summary
At its March 12, 2026 meeting the City of Rome Board of Estimate and Contracts approved a slate of routine resolutions including contract awards (notably RFB2026-001 to Vector Construction Corp. for $1,563,144), budget transfers and four temporary firefighter positions, and tabled an extension of a traffic-ticket diversion agreement with Onida County.
The City of Rome Board of Estimate and Contracts on March 12, 2026, approved a package of routine resolutions that included contract awards, budget transfers, the creation of temporary firefighter positions and a small parcel sale, while tabling a proposed extension of a traffic-ticket diversion agreement.
Mayor Lanigan presided over the meeting, which convened at 3:03 p.m. and moved quickly through an itemized slate of resolutions. The board tabled Resolution 46, which would have authorized the mayor to extend an agreement with Onida County for a traffic-ticket diversion program, after a member noted that the related item had been tabled at a previous meeting.
The most substantial contract approved was Resolution 59, which authorizes awarding RFB2026-001 to Vector Construction Corp. for $1,563,144 and entering into an agreement to carry out the work. The board also approved several smaller contracts authorizing the mayor to sign agreements with Delaware Engineering DPC ($23,500), Barton and Ljudas DPC ($69,400), and other vendors including a $1,500 agreement with Showtime the Band LLC and a $700 agreement with Ryan Quinn. Resolution 60 authorized the sale of city-owned parcel 1213 Clinton Street for $3,650.
The board approved Resolution 50 to create four temporary firefighter positions (AG3410) and passed multiple 2025 budgetary transfers under Resolutions 47, 48 and 49; staff said the transfers represented the bulk of anticipated adjustments, though a few additional line items may still be returned to the board.
On insurance matters, Resolution 62 authorizes the city's annual renewal of its liability insurance programs. Mr. Phoenix, a city staff member who briefed the board, said the premium increase came in below expectations: “We were expecting 5 to 10%, but it came in at about 2% increase over last year. So, it was a pretty good number for us.” The board approved Resolution 62 by voice vote.
The board also approved Resolution 63, authorizing settlement of a claim by Kristen Sanborn for $5,500, and Resolution 64, authorizing a phased mitigation agreement with the New York State Department of Transportation and Onida County. Earlier in the meeting the chair moved to remove Resolution 34 from the table; the board then approved that item, authorizing an agreement with Barton and Ljudus DPC not to exceed $165,000.
Most items were approved by voice vote after being moved and seconded; the record shows routine procedural motions and no extended debate on the majority of items. The meeting adjourned after the slate of resolutions was completed.
