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IBARRA: Well , there ' s another provision, and I think maybe <br /> you should ask the department to follow up if they can provide you <br /> with the input, is in finance , there ' s the bidding procedures , as <br /> far as the amount when formal bids. . .and again, I think it was <br /> $400 or $500 where you would need a bid. This is under. . . <br /> BETHEA : Section. . . <br /> IBARRA : . . .$500. . .no , it ' s. . .it ' s on Section 10-14, <br /> centralized purchasing . $500. Which means , if you have anything <br /> over $500, you need competitive bids in writing. And these <br /> amounts were established 196. . .ten years ago and. . . <br /> GREENWELL : Probably earlier. <br /> IBARRA: . . .probably earlier. And when you talk to the <br /> department heads , you can ask. . .especially Public Works , as far as <br /> the real necessity for quickly fixing equipment when it ' s down , <br /> like the rubbish dump over the weekend. This requires competitive <br /> bids if it ' s between $500 and $4, 000, and maybe it should be <br /> raised, but, I just draw that to your attention. If the <br /> department heads. . .won' t want to bring it up. I know I ' ve had <br /> enough complaints about that. <br /> When the limits are so high. . .so low that they have to go <br /> competitive bids , they always look for a loop hole , and the loop <br /> hole in this case is they just want to say this is an emergency . <br /> But then to me sometimes they abuse the process , you know , by <br /> trying to call everything an emergency , emergency , emergency. <br /> They should be. . .emergencies should be an emergency , not the <br /> norm. <br /> BETHEA : So you ' d recommend more flexibility in. . . <br /> IBARRA: In the amounts , yes . <br /> BETHEA : . . .two and hold people to the emergency (inaudible) . <br /> IBARRA: That ' s right. Yes. <br /> BETHEA : (Inaudible. ) <br /> L'ORANGE : I have one general question that would to me , <br /> Ron. In 1963, ' 65 and ' 67, three different commissions looked at <br /> the form of government we ' re now operating under. In 1979 the <br /> Charter Commission again looked at the former government . In your <br /> opinion, what reasons or things should we consider to have <br /> us . . .trigger us to look at the former government again? I mean , <br /> to me looking at the past , it ' s been you know three different <br /> commissions looked at it , picked it , the commission 10 years ago <br /> reviewed it, what in your opinion should be there if we were to <br /> take on the task of looking at changing the form of government? <br /> 53 <br />