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Council asks staff to post purchasing procedures and encourage vendor registration after briefing
Summary
During a May 28 workshop, Purchasing Director Frank Garlitz briefed council on the city's purchasing process. Council asked staff to add a purchasing-process link and ordinances to the city's website and encouraged businesses to register as vendors by commodity code.
City Manager Pat Monahan introduced Purchasing Director Frank Garlitz, who presented a briefing on Savannah’s purchasing processes at the May 28, 2020 virtual work session. Council members used the presentation as an opportunity to request clearer online guidance for vendors.
Following Garlitz’s overview, council members asked staff to create a web link that explains the purchasing process and to include any relevant purchasing ordinances. The council also encouraged businesses to complete supplier registration by commodity code on the city's vendor portal (http://www.savannahga.gov/491/Purchasing).
The briefing emphasized the director's background and the administrative steps for procurement; the minutes record a request that staff post the process and registration information online but do not record a formal motion or vote. No new purchasing ordinance or budget change was adopted at the workshop; the item served as informational and as direction to staff to improve public-facing procurement resources.
The city’s purchasing webpage and supplier-registration portal were specifically cited as the places businesses should use to register and to find procurement guidance.
