For review and to provide staff direction with regard to subject matter within the Procurement Code Manual that are discretionary policy decisions.

The purpose for developing this Procurement Code Manual is to provide comprehensive fundamental principles, practices and guidelines for how the City Procurement process works. The objectives of this Procurement Code Manual is to outline various procedures in order to provide and preserve a high standard of integrity and transparency with the City's procurement process and demonstrate leadership in the stewardship of taxpayer dollars involving the procurement of materials, services and construction.

The City presented Articles 1 through 9 at the March 26, 2013 Council work session and Articles 10 through 13 at the April 9, 2013 Council work session.  The City intends to continue with a final presentation of the Procurement Code Manual with one (1) more Council work session, as follows:

3rd Session-- May 14, 2013 -- Review of Articles 10, 14, 25, 29 and 30 that pertain to subject matter that are discretionary policy decisions.