Mayor Bronson vetoed a resolution that suspended the city's normal rules for contracts to award $900,000 in housing assistance funds to an organization to help house those facing homelessness. Bronson said it should be put through the normal bid process.
to an assembly approved resolution relating to the mass care exit strategy for rehousing people facing housing insecurity.
In a statement, Bronson said his reasoning for vetoing the resolution is that the “best course of action” for these funds is to put them out for a competitive bid and select an operator through a traditional procurement means. Mayor Bronson vetoes several Anchorage Assembly budget revisions as struggle over city spending continues
“Now unfortunately the mayor vetoed it because he wants to go through the normal procurement process, which, you know, is a process that can take an additional two to four weeks,” Rivera said. “The way I see it, we are in a crisis. We have a deadline. We don’t need to play safe, we need to get things done.”
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