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Council member flags legal contracting and budget monitoring for contracted services
Summary
A council member reported that the city relies on contracted legal services (Attorney Raimondo's firm), reported $24,676 paid in two months, and urged the council to insist on seeing and approving contracts per the charter and procurement rules.
During reports of standing committees, a council member said the city currently has no in-house city attorney and is using contracted legal services. The council member said the 2026 budget included $72,000 for contracted services and that the firm representing Attorney Raimondo had been paid roughly $24,676 for two months, which, with other amounts, could exceed the budgeted line if unchecked.
The speaker urged the council to review and approve contracts going forward and to adhere to the procurement rules in the charter. Other members questioned whether earlier obligations (for example, amounts from prior years) applied to a different firm; the clerk and other members clarified parts of the record.
