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Council approves budget amendments to cover sludge-hauling contract and a police retirement payout
Summary
Finance staff told council the sludge-hauling contract to Casella Organics set a fixed rate ($1.7352 per ton), prompting a budget amendment to reflect higher costs; council also approved an amendment to cover a police lieutenant's retirement payout.
Staff told the council that after awarding the sludge-hauling contract to Casella Organics earlier in the year the market price per ton increased and the city now has a firm contract rate of $1.7352 per ton. Because the annual budget was set before the contract price was known, staff proposed amendments to align the year's books to the awarded contract. Council discussed the need for contract provisions that limit third-party use of the city's video/data and asked staff to look for contract language that prevents aggregation of municipal footage for vendor model training.
The council also approved an amendment to cover final retirement payouts for a police lieutenant who retired earlier this year. Both budget amendments were approved by voice vote after brief discussion; the council and finance director noted that any bond financing or large expenditures identified in the capital plan would require further approvals in the annual budgeting process.
