“And that agenda was known right through the process of preparing the staff report that was given to city council?” Corbett was asked. Mayor Fennell welcomed the involvement of all bidders, including Inzola, in the (bidding) process,” lawyer David Shiller wrote in an email to the Star and Guardian. Inzola lawyer David Chernos asked Corbett during the deposition if city manager Deborah Dubenofsky had an objective of “furthering the mayor’s political agenda.”“Yes,” Corbett replied. Dubenofsky, according to the bid rules, was not to have any involvement in the decision on which bidder staff selected for the $500-million deal. There are no allegations against the winning bidder, which has said it followed all rules in the bidding process.

Source: thestar September 28, 2016 10:07 UTC