Privatization Consultant's Contract Comes Under Scrutiny
Source: By DAVID WASHBURN, Voice of San Diego (CA), Friday, June 20, 2008
San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders' administration violated city law last year by authorizing, without City Council approval, a $658,000 contract to the consultants who are designing his city government privatization effort, according to the City Attorney's Office.
City documents show that the administration accepted a one-year contract with Virginia-based Grant Thornton, LLP in April 2007, with an estimated value of $658,515. The most the mayor can authorize without council approval is $250,000, according to the municipal code.