An uncharacteristically contentious debate gripped the Crown Point City Council for about 90 minutes on Monday over some members wanting greater oversight and control of escalating contracts, legal fees and work change orders as currently approved by the city’s Board of Works.
But in the end, the council, department heads and other elected officials agreed to work more cooperatively to practice greater transparency across financial matters.City Council President Dawn Stokes, D-2nd, brought an ordinance to the floor that would have given the council the power to approve or deny Board of Works expenditures of $25,000 or more.
However, council members expressed frustration that in the prior administration of Mayor David Uran various contracts were not readily available for review and therefore had no control over spending. Stokes noted that the council entertained a similar ordinance four years ago that Uran vetoed. She believed she had the votes to pass the ordinance this time around. However, she acknowledged that the vote tally would likely be short of a five-vote supermajority to prohibit Land from casting a veto.
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