Docket Tracking System

- City Council, City of Newton, MA

Primary Docketer	Co-Docketer	Notified Staff	Docket Number	Docket Title	Docket Text	Public Hearing	Hearing Vote	Date
COUNCILORS LAREDO	R. Lisle Baker, Leonard Gentile, Rebecca Walker Grossman, Bill Humphrey, David Kalis, Richard Lipof, Tarik Lucas, Julia Malakie, Christopher Markiewicz, Emily Norton, John Oliver, Pamela Wright		#386-22	Discussion with Administration regarding Consultants, including the process of selection, project oversight, billing, and contract negotiation	COUNCILORS LAREDO, OLIVER, MARKIEWICZ, GROSSMAN, KALIS, HUMPHREY, WRIGHT, MALAKIE, BAKER, NORTON, GENTILE, LIPOF, AND LUCAS requesting a discussion with the Administration regarding the process for selecting and overseeing the work of consultants retained by the city including (a) the criteria for when consultants are selected without a bidding process; (a) how contracts with consultants are negotiated; (c) the process for creating change orders in consulting contracts; (d) what detail is expected in bills submitted by consultants and the process for review and approval of such bills; and (e) whether bills submitted by consultants have ever been rejected or challenged and the reasons for such rejections or challenges.			07-28-23
Public Hearing Vote: [ Yes-No-Absent-Recused-Not Voting ]

Committee	Meeting Date	Present	Meeting Motion	Meeting Action	Vote*	Amended Motion	Reconsideration	Reconsideration Vote*	Meeting Agenda	Meeting Report
Finance	09-28-22	Councilors Grossman (Chair), Kalis, Norton, Gentile, Humphrey, Malakie, Oliver and Noel; also present: Councilor Laredo	Motion for a vote of No Action Neccessary	Approved	8-0
Vote: [ Yes - No - Abstain - Absent - Recused - Not Voting] Reconsideration Vote: [ Passed - Hold ]

Council Motion	Council Action	Council Order	Council Vote*	Reconsideration	Reconsideration Vote*	Council Note
Motion to Approve	Approved	Signed Council Order	22-2
City Council Vote order: [ Yes - No - Absent - Recused ] Reconsideration Vote: [ Passed - Hold ]