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Procurement office says disparity‑study recommendations will need data work; deputy CPO vacancy flagged as key

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Summary

At the June 18 finance hearing the city’s procurement chief said staff are evaluating recommendations from a recently completed disparity study and plan to use existing resources where possible while identifying data and staffing needs, including filling a vacant deputy chief procurement officer post.

Angela Allen, Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) for the City of Somerville, told the Finance Committee on June 18 that the procurement office is actively evaluating recommendations from a recently completed disparity study and determining which items can be implemented with existing staff and which will require additional resources.

“We've been actively, evaluating the recommendations to determine…

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