A split vote on February 1 caused the Elgin City Council to reject awarding a contract for event management services due to the proposed contractor’s relation to a city official.Last year, the Elgin City Council appointed the Elgin Sesquicentennial Committee to develop a plan for celebrating Elgin’s 150th anniversary with a wide variety of events and activities throughout 2022. As part of its budget, the committee would hire an experienced special events and community projects organizer as an independent contractor to help manage the year’s activities.Under the agreement presented to the Elgin City Council at the February 1 meeting, the ...