Staff member: changing beer‑garden contract would likely violate procurement rules; board to consider RFP fixes
At a Schererville Town study session board members reviewed a firefighters union request to alter the beer‑garden contract after a reported shortfall. Town legal staff said retroactive changes would likely breach procurement rules; the board directed staff to explore RFP revisions rather than reopen the current contract.
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At a Schererville Town study session on Aug. 6, board members discussed a request from the firefighters union to modify the town’s beer‑garden contract after the most recent Schererville Fest left the union claiming a financial shortfall. The session opened with the chair introducing the item and asking staff for background. A staff member providing legal counsel told the board the contract had been awarded through a request for proposals and that altering material terms after award would probably violate procurement law.
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