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Council members question special-meeting timing and sole-source waiver
Summary
Several council members said the item's quick posting and the short vendor quote window limited public review and committee scrutiny, urging better coordination in future procurements; one member said the meeting packet was posted too late for meaningful review.
Multiple council members raised procedural concerns about the special meeting and the decision to consider a sole-source waiver without the usual Finance and Personnel committee review. One council member said the agenda packet was produced too recently for public notice and asked why the council was being asked to waive normal steps rather than allow a fuller review.
"I don't think that it's been properly given to us to demonstrate the dire need to move at this kind of speed," a council member said, arguing members had insufficient time to review the materials. Other members acknowledged IT and DA urgency but urged departments to factor municipal procurement timelines into vendor solicitations so the public process and council deliberation can occur without repeated emergency meetings.
