Council approves sole‑source tire contract after wording clarification

Council approved item 8.7 to contract with Smiley Tire Company for tire purchases and maintenance services after members questioned the motion language. One council member asked how a vendor could be both a 'sole source' and the 'lowest qualified bidder' at the same time; staff explained the department had already selected the vendor through DPW relationships and that 'lowest qualified' was a wording error.

The chair accepted a correction to the motion to remove the conflicting language and the amended motion to approve Smiley Tire Company as the sole source for tire purchases in an amount not to exceed $2,177 (funded through fire department repairs and maintenance) carried by voice vote. The transcript records this as a procedural correction rather than a substantive procurement controversy; staff characterized the difference as a typo on the motion form and described the vendor selection as department‑driven.