MOTION FOR THE BOARD MEETING OF DECEMBER 16, 2010
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MOTION, with respect to Agenda Item #59, File ID #10-1597, to adopt Legislative Initiative #4
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I move to amend the District’s Act to include web site postings of notices for District job examinations and solicitation of contract and purchase order bids as an option and alternative to newspaper publications.
Section 4.8 and 11.7 of the District’s Act, respectively, require that exam announcements for positions and requests for bid proposals for certain contracts and purchase orders be published in a circular English language newspaper of general circulation.
While the District does not intend to abandon this practice in all cases, current job seekers, contractors and service providers more often rely on web sites to access this type of information. This amendment will allow the District to utilize its web site as a substitute for the newspaper publication. Annual savings to the District, should this amendment be enacted, would be approximately $48,000 annually.
Date: December 16, 2010
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Commissioner