Pittsfield committee waives election of officers for short-term panel

At its July 13 meeting the Pittsfield Auditing Services Evaluation Committee voted unanimously to waive Council Rule 26B that ordinarily requires election of a Vice Chairperson and a Secretary for the committee. Councilor Amuso moved to waive the rule, citing the committee's short duration; after brief discussion the motion passed 5-0.

Chairperson Cunningham opened the item and handled the vote; committee members present—Councilor Amuso, Councilor White, Councilor Warren and Karen Kalinowsky—supported the waiver. The waiver will leave the committee without formally elected officers for its remaining meetings; the committee proceeded with substantive review of audit firm references and agreed to gather and review written bid proposals before taking further procedural steps.