Charlotte enters $46,500 contract to help build teamwork among council
Charlotte council contract costing taxpayers By David Hodges | March 4, 2021 at 5:30 PM EST - Updated March 4 at 6:40 PM
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - The City of Charlotte is spending tens-of-thousands of tax dollars to help councilmembers get along better. A contract, obtained through a public record request, reveals the city entered into an agreement with a consulting company to provide advice on how councilmembers could operate more efficiently together.
There are plenty of examples over the last couple of years of why such a contract might have been pursued.
On February 1st, city council voted to appoint a new member after Councilman James “Smuggie” Mitchell resigned his position. Mayor Pro Tem Julie Eiselt said she had tried to organize an effort to come up with a process everyone could agree on but received little feedback until the day of the meeting.