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Committee introduces ordinance to seek design contract for SSO reduction in Areas 6 and 8
Summary
The Public Service Committee packet introduced an ordinance directing the Director of Public Service to advertise for and contract design services to reduce sanitary sewer overflows in SSO Areas 6 and 8, with an emergency clause and a budget cap tied to existing appropriations.
The Public Service Committee packet on May 12, 2026, included an ordinance authorizing the Director of Public Service to advertise, receive proposals and enter into a contract for design services to reduce sanitary sewer overflows (SSO) in SSO Areas 6 and 8. The ordinance declares the measure an emergency to expedite sewer repairs and rehabilitation.
The ordinance text specifies that the total price awarded under the contract "shall not exceed the existing budgetary appropriation," and allows change orders only so long as the city’s total financial obligation does not exceed the awarded bid amount plus 10 percent. The measure is listed in the packet as a "Legislation Request—three readings," and its emergency clause would require a two‑thirds council vote to take immediate effect; if approved by a majority but fewer than two‑thirds, it would take effect at the earliest time permitted by law.
The packet does not record committee debate or a recorded vote. The items in the ordinance packet were certified for publication by Julie Darlington, Clerk of Council. The measure is recorded as an introduced ordinance in the meeting materials and, according to the document, will proceed through the council’s reading schedule.
