HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/23/91CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION
December 23, 1991
6:00 p.m.
Large Conference Room
Members present: Mayor McKinley, Angel, Buck, Brown, Budak,
Dell, Fox and Wright.
The Agenda, as proposed, was approved.
Mayor McKinley reported that this work session was a follow-up
discussion to a meeting held on December 9, 1991, concerning the
proposed local preference purchasing policy for the City of
Waterloo.
Larry P. Burger, Clerk/Auditor, stated that several changes and
additional information have been provided. The first item
includes a language change under Item No. 1 "Definition of Local
Bidder" which has been revised specifically to include
manufacturing and service facilities as well as warehousing,
transportation and sale operations and offices besides that of
direct ownership within Black Hawk County. Mr. Burger also
presented an in-depth analysis of purchases over the past two
years noting the bid award and the percent difference between the
low bid and the local bids. The cost of local preference
differential over the past two years if a 3% local preference was
given, 4% and 5% was specified. The City of Waterloo would have
incurred an additional $5,358 for actual purchasing events if a
3% local preference was given. Over the past two years, six
specific purchases would have been awarded to local bidders under
the 3% local preference policy.
Discussion was heard concerning local preference purchasing.
A representative of Don's Truck Sales of Fairbank and Case Power
of Cedar Rapids was heard.
No official action was taken by the City Council on this matter.
With no further business before the Work Session, the meeting was
adjourned at 6:30 p.m.
Larry P. Burger
City Clerk/Auditor