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Aldermen enact three cooperative procurement ordinances allowing use of state and national purchasing agreements
Summary
The Board of Aldermen approved ordinances authorizing Ozark to utilize the Missouri State cooperative procurement program, the Sourcewell cooperative purchasing program, and Omnia Partners (national intergovernmental purchasing alliance).
The Ozark Board of Aldermen on March 3 enacted three ordinances authorizing the city to utilize cooperative procurement programs: the state of Missouri cooperative procurement program (bill 3639), the Sourcewell cooperative purchasing program (bill 3640), and the OMNIA Partners national intergovernmental purchasing alliance (bill 3641).
City staff said the ordinances were introduced at a previous meeting and that the bills simply authorize the city to use those cooperative contracts as part of the city's purchasing policy. No detailed questions or budget figures were presented during the meeting.
Each ordinance was moved and seconded from the dais and adopted by roll-call votes. For bill 3639 (state cooperative procurement) Alderman Galloway moved and Alderman Metcalfe seconded; for bill 3640 Alderman Galloway moved and Alderman Snyder seconded; for bill 3641 Alderman Galloway moved and Alderman Snyder seconded. Each measure passed 6–0 in separate roll-call votes.
Why it matters: adopting these ordinances allows the city to purchase goods and services via cooperative contracts already competitively procured by other governments, which can save procurement staff time and may provide volume pricing. The meeting record does not include specific purchases tied to these ordinances.
