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Commissioners withdraw proposal to require committee notification for purchases above $5,000
Summary
A proposal that would have required purchases of $5,000 or more made through the county mayor’s office to be presented to standing committees was discussed and then withdrawn after a sponsor asked to remove his name. No vote on the policy change occurred.
Commissioners discussed Resolution 20200615-04, a sponsor-led proposal to require that purchases of $5,000 or greater made through the mayor’s office be presented to standing committees for notification and comment. The proposal was sponsored by multiple commissioners and framed as a transparency measure intended to include commissioners in larger purchasing decisions.
During discussion, Commissioner Darrell Hicks asked that his name be removed from the resolution. Commissioner Norman Frazier moved to pull the resolution; the motion to pull was approved and, according to the minutes, all sponsors agreed to withdraw 20200615-04. The item was therefore not put to a final vote and no change to procurement policy was adopted.
Minutes show the resolution’s text proposed requiring presentation of future purchases of $5,000 or more to standing committees to improve communication about county expenditures, but the body did not advance the policy at this meeting. The commission returned to other agenda business after a brief recess.
