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Council approves hire of trustee's company for environmental consulting; trustee abstains
Summary
The Village of Stockbridge approved a resolution to employ Trustee Mellisa Powers-Taylor's company, MMPT EHS, LLC, for environmental consulting and waived conflicts under the Incompatible Public Offices Act; Powers-Taylor abstained from the vote.
The Village of Stockbridge council on Dec. 2 approved a resolution to confirm employing Village Trustee Mellisa Powers-Taylor through her company, MMPT EHS, LLC, for environmental consulting services and to waive any conflict under the Incompatible Public Offices Act. The motion was made by Trustee Howlett and supported by Fred Cattell.
Roll-call results show all members voting aye except Powers-Taylor, who abstained. The minutes record the motion and the abstention but do not include debate or details about the services to be provided.
The action formalizes a contract with a firm owned by a sitting trustee and includes a council vote to waive the statutory conflict under the Incompatible Public Offices Act. The record shows the council accepted the waiver and proceeded with the engagement; Trustee Powers-Taylor did not participate in the vote.
The minutes do not list a contract dollar amount or scope; those details were not specified in the recorded motion.
