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Council adopts ordinance to align contract approvals with board of control (Ordinance 19-2026)
Summary
Council approved Ordinance 19-2026 to remove the requirement for a separate council voice vote on contracts and purchases after board of control approval, aligning city code with the board of control's charter; council noted one opposition during the voice vote but the transcript does not provide an exact tally.
Council adopted Ordinance 19-2026 on third reading to amend Chapter 163 (Purchases and Contracts) of the Codified Ordinances. The change removes the requirement that council take a separate voice vote to approve contracts and purchases after the board of control has approved them, bringing the code into alignment with the board of control charter and intended administrative practice.
Member Pratt summarized the ordinance as a procedural alignment: it would stop the practice of returning certain items to council for a voice vote after board of control review, but the board of control would still provide minutes or public acknowledgement of actions taken. "It's just aligning more with the charter itself," Pratt said.
Council moved, seconded and adopted the third reading. A verbal objection was recorded during the voice vote; the meeting minutes indicate the motion carried but the transcript did not report a numeric vote tally nor the name of the mover or seconder.
No changes to contract authority, funding or program scope were described in the public discussion. The ordinance was recorded as adopted under the regular three-reading process.
