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Skyline withholds about $50,000 from contractor as lawn restoration continues; council appoints new city attorney
Summary
Mayor Paige Attarian said the city will hold back 5% (about $50,000) from the contractor until lawn restoration work meets standards; payments will be processed after documents are drawn by the newly appointed city attorney, Chris Kennedy.
Mayor Paige Attarian said the City of Skyline is retaining a 5% contract holdback — roughly $50,000 — for unfinished lawn restoration work and will meet next week with General Contracting, Inc. to review progress. She told residents the withheld funds will not be paid "if work is not completed to satisfactory levels."
Resident Micki Schaffer asked the council for a timeline for completing lawn repairs. Kelly McIntee pressed for the next step on payments; Attarian said the city will have documents prepared once a newly appointed city attorney is onboard and that she hopes to have the lawn-restoration matter settled within a few weeks.
On a formal motion, Councilmember Steve Romnes moved to appoint Chris Kennedy as the new city attorney for the City of Skyline; Councilmember Eric Manske seconded the motion, which passed unanimously. Mayor Attarian said she will contact Kennedy to confirm the appointment. The council recorded no dissent during the vote.
Why it matters: withholding the 5% retainage preserves leverage to ensure contracted work meets the city's standards and the attorney appointment puts the city in position to finalize payment documents and any necessary contract language.
The council handled the appointment as part of the meeting's new-business items; other process-level votes that evening (approving minutes and the treasurer's report) also passed unanimously.
