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Town staff warn vendor over unpaid reimbursements for EV chargers; service may be cut
Summary
Town staff say Blink has not reimbursed the town for ADP charges as the contract specified; staff are considering service disconnection if payment is not received and recommend pursuing invoicing and potential contract enforcement.
Council members and staff discussed a contract dispute with Blink, the vendor that installed electric vehicle chargers in town. Town staff said the contract stipulated that the town pay the ADP charge and Blink would reimburse the town, but reimbursements have not been received. A staff speaker said she had exchanged repeated emails with the vendor since December and warned that she may disconnect service if the town is not reimbursed.
"I literally have written, I don't know, emails and back and forth and back and forth with them. And, we still haven't gotten any money yet from them," the staff member said, and described giving formal notice about possible service disconnection.
Council members asked for clarification of the payment path and suggested following up with the vendor to collect outstanding reimbursements. The matter was characterized as an operational contract enforcement issue; staff said they would continue correspondence and escalate as necessary. No formal motion or vote on enforcement actions was recorded in the transcript.
The discussion also touched on practical use of charging stalls—vehicles without chargers occupying EV stalls—and whether the town should establish local enforcement or pricing to ensure access for electric vehicles.
