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Members review RIAL contract: budgeted just under $95,000, payments and requests discussed
Summary
Members said the RIAL contract was budgeted at just under $95,000 this year; they reported $17,250 has been paid and that the contractor requested about $70,000–$75,000. No action was taken; members said they will likely pay remaining budgeted amounts.
Members reviewed the town’s RIAL contract and its payment status, saying the contract was budgeted at just under $95,000 for the year and that $17,250 has already been paid.
The chair reported the contractor asked for roughly $70,000 or $75,000 more; members said they had directed payment of half previously and that the town had already paid $35,500 toward the contract. Speakers varied in the precise figures mentioned and did not present a single reconciled number at the meeting.
One member framed the item as informational and said the board does not intend to act at the next meeting; another member said that because the expense was already budgeted the town would probably proceed to pay the remaining amounts. The chair noted the contract language generally directs payment as invoices are billed.
Because numbers in the discussion were given as estimates and were inconsistent in places, members asked staff to verify exact amounts and billing history before any final disbursement.
Next steps: staff to provide a reconciled accounting of amounts paid and outstanding before any final vote or payment authorization.
