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Florissant officials explain Propositions 2 and 3, say changes would move purchasing rules from charter to ordinance
Summary
Mayor Tim Lowry and Sam Johnson, the city finance director, discussed Propositions 2 and 3 (April 7 ballot), which would remove detailed purchasing and public-improvement procedures from the city charter so they can be set by ordinance; Johnson said the change could save about $70,000 annually and would align budget language with state law.
Mayor Tim Lowry and Sam Johnson, the city’s finance director, used a City of Florissant podcast episode to explain Propositions 2 and 3, two charter amendments on the April 7 ballot that would move detailed purchasing rules out of the charter and allow the city to set them by ordinance.
Sam Johnson said the measures address different parts of the charter: “Proposition 2 addresses some purchasing procedures in Article 6,” and “Proposition 3 deals with Article 9 in the Charter, and deals with public improvement.” He explained that, under the current charter, “If we buy anything over $5,000, it requires a sealed…
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