Article: Mayor makes policy changes in wake of official's arrest

Brockton officials moved quickly following Building Superintendent Joseph Vasapollo's arrest on federal bribery and extortion charges to plug policy gaps that they say could have made such activity possible.

Mayor James Harrington fired Vasapollo, 66, of Brockton, a holdover appointee from the administration of former mayor Jack Yunits, soon after the Sept. 11 arrest. He then implemented a new policy that forbids department heads from approving no-bid contracts, as well as any for amounts less than $5,000.

All contracts must now be handled through the city's procurement office, and a six-member oversight committee has been established to review all existing city contracts of $5,000 or ...

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