December 8, 2020Asheville City Council
From the minutes, not yet reviewedCouncil updates the City's purchasing and contracting policy to match its new business inclusion rules.
The policy sets how the City buys things, signs contracts and gets rid of surplus City property. Council adopted the Asheville Business Inclusion Policy on October 27, 2020. This update tells staff to follow it when they reach out to firms owned by minorities and women. It starts January 1, 2021, the same day as that policy.
- Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
- What the City says it's for: “This policy will become effective on January 1, 2021, in order to coincide with the effective date of the ABI policy.”
What that means
- Consent agenda:
- Routine items Council approves together in one vote, without discussion. Any member can pull an item out for its own vote.
More from the minutes
- “Assistant City Attorney Aarin Miles and Minority Business Program Manager Rosanna Mulcahy responded to Vice-Mayor Smith when she asked if there is any way we can break down the work ahead of time and perhaps contract it ourselves so we can actually promote our aspirational goals around participation.”
Official title: Resolution adopting an update to the city’s Procurement, Surplus, Purchasing & Contracting Policy
Carried unanimously, as part of the consent agenda
From the minutes: The amended motion made by Councilwoman Turner and seconded by Councilwoman Mosley carried unanimously by roll call vote.
Read the motion as recorded
“RESOLUTION NO. 20-213 - RESOLUTION ADOPTING AN UPDATE TO THE CITY’S PROCUREMENT, SURPLUS, PURCHASING & CONTRACTING POLICY”
Open the minutesConsent agenda, item C