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1. WRITTEN MOTION, Councillors Morad and Pereira, requesting that Purchasing Director Molly Gilfeather Rodriguez provide to the Audit Committee monthly – by the 5th of each month – reports detailing the previous month's Request for Proposals issued by the City of New Bedford. (Matter ID #1359) (Referred – August 13, 2024.)
INVITEES: Molly Gilfeather Rodriguez, Purchasing Director
2. WRITTEN MOTION, Councillors Pereira, Oliver and Morad, requesting, that the Committee on Audit receive monthly reports for expenditures from every department and account. (To be Referred to the Committee on Audit, CFO Robert Ekstrom, the Auditor and the Administration.) (Matter ID #1155) (Referred – June 27, 2024.) (July 15, 2024 – RETURNED UNSIGNED by the Mayor.) (October 17, 2024 – tabled.) (February 25, 2025 – tabled.) (April 10, 2025 – tabled.)
INVITEES: Robert Ekstrom, Chief Financial Officer; Quillan Lowney, City Auditor
3. WRITTEN MOTION, Councillors Burgo, Giesta, Gomes, Markey, Morad and Carney, requesting that within the next 30 days, the City Auditor, City Solicitor and Interim Chief Financial Officer provide a detailed accounting of all monies spent to date from the $250,000 appropriated by the City Council in August 2019 to retain the Boston based municipal law firm KP Law, PC to fund legal expenses in conjunction with the City’s opposition to the expansion of Parallel Products; and further that in addition to said detailed accounting the City Council Committee on Finance be provided with copies of all invoices from KP Law, PC, or any other companies, reflecting itemized explanations for services provided. (Matter ID #1383) (Referred to the Committee on Finance – August 18, 2022.) (October 19, 2022 – tabled 90 days) (October 16, 2025 – recommend that the matter be referred to the Committee on Audit) (Referred – October 23, 2025.)
INVITEES: Robert Ekstrom, Chief Financial Officer; Eric Jaikes, City Solicitor; Quillan Lowney, City Auditor; Neil Mello, Chief of Staff, Mayor’s Office
4. WRITTEN MOTION, Councillors Morad and Markey, requesting that City Solicitor Mikaela McDermott, Environmental Stewardship Director Michele Paul and Chief Financial Officer Ari Sky appear before the Committee on Finance to brief the Committee on the status of outside counsel representing the City of New Bedford in the proposed Parallel Products development in the New Bedford Business Park; and further the Committee on Finance be briefed on the City's plan of action with regard to Final Environmental Impact Report that Parallel Products recently filed with the Massachusetts Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs. (Matter ID #0142) (Referred to the Committee on Finance – January 28, 2021.) (February 10, 2021 – tabled) (October 16, 2025 – recommend that the matter be referred to the Committee on Audit) (Referred – October 23, 2025.)
INVITEES: Robert Ekstrom, Chief Financial Officer; Eric Jaikes, City Solicitor; Neil Mello, Chief of Staff, Mayor’s Office
Chair Suggests 'Waive Reading', 'No Further Action' and 'Report Out to the Full City Council'
5. RELATED MOTION, Councillor Pereira, requesting, that the Committee on Audit investigate the departmental deficit of $184,291 in the Mayor’s Office. (Matter ID #2003) (Referred – November 30, 2023.) (October 17, 2024 – tabled. )
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