As city officials move toward making City Hall more accessible to those in wheelchairs or with other disabilities, the mayor and council are at odds over the speed at which the process is moving.

Mayor Gabriel J. Campana issued a statement Thursday prior to the council meeting indicating he had no more tolerance for council delaying the accessible ramp project or security improvements at the first-floor lobby. He was dissatisfied the projects were made “add-alternate” bids, while an elevator modification was not.

“Wait,” said Councilwoman Bonnie Katz, chairwoman of the public works committee. “We haven’t received the bid package.”

The entire package is estimated to cost $650,000, which the city has secured through its City Hall capital projects fund and use of a bond, according to William E. Nichols Jr., city finance director and general manager of River Valley Transit.

The bids should be arriving at the end of the month for review, Katz said.

Officials with the Center For Independent Living have told council in public they are willing to wait for the best use of the city money.

Campana said the rear ramp at the police station entrance is not sufficient and sloped too steep, making it a challenge for those needing access to the building.