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Originally Posted by troutman
Goldwater Institute files lawsuit in Glendale's Phoenix Coyotes deal
http://www.azcentral.com/community/g...r-lawsuit.html
The Phoenix-based conservative watchdog group filed a complaint in Maricopa County Superior Court early Wednesday on behalf of two Glendale residents.
The institute puts forth two arguments. They argue the city should have allowed other potential arena operators to bid for the job. They also say there was not enough council support to allow the lease with likely Coyotes buyer Greg Jamison to immediately go into effect as an emergency measure.
In a separate filing on Wednesday, Goldwater argues that Glendale be held in contempt of court for its failure to release two exhibits to the 20-year lease and non-relocation agreements with Jamison before the council vote.
The Wednesday court filing notes the Glendale City Charter requires five of seven council members to approve emergency measures. The council had four of six members approve the Jamison deal, with one council member absent.
When it comes to bidding, Goldwater argues that the city charter states that procurement of any services that cost more than $50,000 requires a written request for proposal or an invitation for at least a handful of businesses to place bids.
The charter does offer some exceptions, including at the city manager's discretion when a bid process is unlikely to reduce the cost of a service and to avoid delays or unnecessary expenses.
http://goldwaterinstitute.org/articl...otiations-case
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It really is shocking how many basic procedural blunders the CoG has made in the last week or so. Just basic stuff. They had to know GWI would pounce on these little things, and yet they left the door open for them to do so.