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Council tables school and contracts items after members say they received incomplete information
Summary
Councilors voted to table several school and contract items, saying materials arrived late or lacked a cost breakdown and multi-year data; co-chairs agreed to collect detailed questions for follow-up and schedule a special committee meeting.
Councilors debated multiple contract and school-related items and several members said they received committee materials only that day or without requested details (three-year utility data and cost breakdowns). A motion to table the items passed so committee chairs could gather the remaining information and answer members' questions.
"We just got the information today ... they didn't even give us a breakdown," one councilor said, arguing that members need a detailed, line-by-line accounting and multi-year data to make an informed decision. Contract committee co-chairs agreed to convene an emergency meeting, collect specified questions, and distribute complete answers to the full council before the item returns in September.
Council leaders emphasized the intent was not to kill school or solar projects but to ensure elected members have the data requested: multi-year electrical-usage numbers, a full cost breakdown, and implementation details. The council will reconvene contract committee members for follow-up and post the responses to the full council.
