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Council orders bids for bus‑route tree trimming after questions about day‑rates and receipts
Summary
Councilors raised concerns about recordkeeping for tree‑trimming invoices and agreed to solicit at least three bids for required trimming on bus routes; staff will locate one missing $1,300 receipt tied to a day‑rate contract.
Councilors pressed staff and the presenter for more detail on tree‑trimming invoices after residents flagged some entries online. One resident said the town had used day‑rate contracts that made it difficult to match charges to individual trees; the presenter said he had receipts for every trimming bill except a single $1,300 invoice and would contact the contractor to retrieve it.
The council voted to put required bus‑route tree trimming out for bid. A councilor said the city should require contractors to be licensed and insured and requested three quotes; staff agreed to return with bids at the next meeting. The motion to solicit bids passed with one abstention recorded on the vote for the bus‑route contract procurement.
