Agenda item
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ESCONDIDO, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF A SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE CONSULTING AGREEMENT WITH HROD, INC. DBA MMO PARTNERS AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO APPROVE FUTURE CONTRACT AMENDMENTS WITH HROD, INC. DBA MMO PARTNERS FOR FEDERAL LOBBYING SERVICES THROUGH JUNE 30, 2027 IN A TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $109,000 — approved 5-0
Council Meeting (Closed Session 4:00 PM), item 19, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ESCONDIDO, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF A SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE CONSULTING AGREEMENT WITH HROD, INC. DBA MMO PARTNERS AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO APPROVE FUTURE CONTRACT AMENDMENTS WITH HROD, INC. DBA MMO PARTNERS FOR FEDERAL LOBBYING SERVICES THROUGH JUNE 30, 2027 IN A TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $109,000 was approved (5-0). [Minutes, p. 2]
Tier 3 · Human approved · Updated Aug 30, 2026
The Escondido City Council approved a change to the city's contract with the firm HROD, Inc. dba MMO Partners, which does federal lobbying work for the city, extending the arrangement through June 30, 2027 for a total amount not to exceed $109,000. The council approved it 5-0.
The measure is written as an ordinance, and it does two things: it authorizes the city to sign a second amendment to its existing consulting agreement with the firm, and it lets the city manager approve future changes to that contract without bringing each one back to the council.
The item was not voted on by itself. It was approved as part of a single motion covering items 1-11, 14-16, 18-19. Councilmember White made the motion, Fitzgerald seconded it, and it passed 5-0.
The record supplied here does not explain what the federal lobbying services consist of, what the first amendment to the agreement did, how much of the $109,000 has already been spent, or what limits apply to the future contract changes the city manager may approve. Readers looking for those details would need the full record for item 19.
The record
- Meeting
- Council Meeting (Closed Session 4:00 PM)
- Body
- City Council
- Item
- 19
- Outcome
- approved
- Vote
- 5-0
- Moved by
- White
- Seconded by
- Fitzgerald
- Amount
- $109,000
- Applicant
- HROD, INC. DBA MMO PARTNERS
From the document
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Motion to approve items 1-11, 14-16, 18-19: White; Second: Fitzgerald; Approved: 5-0
19. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ESCONDIDO, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF A SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE CONSULTING AGREEMENT WITH HROD, INC. DBA MMO PARTNERS AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO APPROVE FUTURE CONTRACT AMENDMENTS WITH HROD, INC. DBA MMO PARTNERS FOR FEDERAL LOBBYING SERVICES THROUGH JUNE 30, 2027 IN A TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $109,000