One item was pulled from the consent agenda at Tuesday night's meeting. An award of a bid to Vellano Corporation for water and sewer pipe fittings of various sizes. The item likely would have gone through unnoticed, but a representative from Ferguson Water Works stood up at the meetings and asked the council why his company, which was the low-bidder on an RFP for the fittings in 2007, was passed over.

While the city is not obligated to selected the lower bidder in awarding contracts, at a council table nearly surrounded by "fiscal conservatives," the cheap choice would be the logical choice. Commissioner Scirocco, while not well-acquainted with the bid, said the previous administration selected Vellano because Ferguson, which was not located locally) was unable to deliver neccessary parts in a timely manner.

Since that time, Ferguson has established a location in Clifton Park, and remains the low-bidder on the contract. Scirocco pulled the item in the interest of looking into the matter further.