November 12, 2024Asheville City Council
From the minutes, not yet reviewedWhat it does
Approves, after the fact, an emergency contract with and Contract Amendment with Confer and Associates LLC for the provision of prepared meal services.
- Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
- The money, in the minutes' words: “Under one such contract executed on October 8, 2024, the City engaged Confer and Associates, LLC, to provide prepared meal services to local first responders and partner agencies with an original contract amount not to exceed $300,000.”
- Why it matters: Ratify means approve after the fact. Sometimes the City has to act first, as in an emergency.
Official title: Resolution ratifying a contract and contract amendment with Confer and Associates LLC entered into on an emergency basis in the immediate aftermath of Tropical Storm Helene for the provision of prepared meal services
Carried unanimously, as part of the consent agenda
From the minutes: This motion was seconded by Councilwoman Roney and carried unanimously.
Read the motion as recorded
“RESOLUTION NO. 24-237 - RESOLUTION RATIFYING A CONTRACT AND CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH CONFER AND ASSOCIATES LLC ENTERED INTO ON AN EMERGENCY BASIS IN THE IMMEDIATE AFTERMATH OF TROPICAL STORM HELENE FOR THE PROVISION OF PREPARED MEAL SERVICES”
Open the minutesConsent agenda, item J