High Performance Government Network Contract Could Be On the Chopping Block
Posted by Jeff Pruitt - 11/17/08 @ 10:28 am - Filed Under City Council, Featured
I spoke with Council President Tom Didier this morning about the State Board of Accounts audit of the High Performance Government Network contract. Readers will remember that this is the 3-year $95k/year 11th hour contract that former mayor Graham Richard gave to a startup company made up solely of his former direct reports.
The SBOA said the contract should have come before city council for approval and recommended that council approve the contract before any more disbursements to HPGN are made. That audit is dated 9/29/2008 and the city has confirmed that they have been making $7916.67 monthly installments towards this year’s $95k contract - even after the SBOA recommended they stop until receiving council approval.
I specifically asked Didier if he was going to try and bring this before council:
If the State Board of Accounts says it needs to come before council for approval then it should be brought before council. And I’m not sure if it would pass or not at this point.
Didier did say he was going to look into this further and possibly meet with the city controller about it…
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How can this group even be taking care of the city’s needs since they’re laying off staff? The High Performance Government Network has laid off at least two people. Are they even able to fulfill the terms of their contract?