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Resident urges Floyd County to change vehicle-bid outreach after local dealers missed notices
Summary
During public comment resident Dale Matt urged commissioners to create a formal registration form so local dealers can be notified about vehicle purchases, saying several local Ford dealers were unaware they could bid; county staff replied the purchase did not meet the statutory bidding threshold and suggested contacting Susanna Worrall.
Dale Matt of Georgetown told the Floyd County Board of Commissioners during public comment that several local Ford dealers did not receive notice and therefore could not bid on a recent county vehicle purchase. Matt said he had contacted dealers and estimated there are 2,935 active and retired UAW Ford workers in the area and 137 surviving spouses affected by procurement choices, and asked the county to provide a form dealers could fill out to register for future bid notices.
County staff and the chair responded that the vehicle purchase at issue did not meet the statutory threshold requiring a formal competitive bidding or RFP process; staff encouraged interested dealers to send a letter of introduction to Susanna Worrall so the county will have vendor contact information on record. A commissioner suggested dealer fleet managers should proactively attend meetings and introduce themselves to county staff and officials.
The board did not adopt any immediate policy change at the meeting. The exchange was limited to the public-comment period and a staff recommendation for dealers to provide contact information to county procurement staff.
