Though the Dunwoody City Council approved a contract for the City's Comprehensive Plan, passed a Public Assemblage ordinance and approved franchise agreements with Atlanta Gas Light & Comcast, it seemed that we discussed city finances most of the night.
We discussed the Financial Report for January.
Had the first read on an amendment to the fiscal year budget and discussed our possible GMA lease agreement for capital items needed in City Hall.
Discussed in detail and then deferred a purchasing policy that revolved around credit cards.
We then reconsidered our vote of the VoIP telephone & network from last week due to irregularities with what was being offered by the various vendors and then asked City Hall to go out again for bids.
I have audio available in four parts that follows the agenda. Part 1 is the start of the meeting until the end of unfinished business (Comcast). Part 2 is the Financial Report for January through the first half of the ordinance to amend the budget. Part 3 starts with Don Boyken closing out the amendment to the budget by reporting on the construction of City Hall and ends just before the VOIP discussion. Part 4 is all VOIP Telephone and Network Infrastructure until the end. There was no executive session.
JOHN: What were these irregularities you mention? Did the dollar amounts mentioned in the previous post by the City Manager, "$2,079 per month, or $18,709 for the nine months of 2009 that the system will be in use" not match up with what ended up on the contract? And so, does this mean 'back to the drawing board'?
ReplyDelete"We then reconsidered our vote of the VoIP telephone & network from last week due to irregularities with what was being offered by the various vendors and then asked City Hall to go out again for bids."
ReplyDeleteWhy aren't you telling the public that one of the bidders is a local with ties to the council, while the better choice and the one recommended is from outside Dunwoody? Will the Council keep going out for re-bids until their local friend gets the nod. Why not just say, "We want you to purchase this system" and be honest about it? Just specify a no-bid award of the contract and let the city get on with it's work. You have 34 days to get the new City Hall and PD in Operation. You're burning daylight people.
WatchDog: Are you suggesting that the "good ol' boy network' might be alive and well at Dunwoody's city hall? It can't be!
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