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r <br /> V. GENERAL ITEM(S) <br /> A. Discussed purchasing recording-transcribing equipment <br /> sometime in the near future. <br /> VI . ALTERNATIVE FORMS OF MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT <br /> By Zachary Smith (Verbatim) <br /> SMITH: Thank you for inviting me here today. You. . . <br /> I assume that you all have a copy of my, remarks ,:(Attachment A) as <br /> distributed. Let me say first off that I 'm not responsi- <br /> ble for typographical errors that might appear in the <br /> document. However , I do take responsibility (inaudible) for <br /> the substantive (inaudible) I ' ve made. The. . . there are a <br /> couple of different ways I can proceed with this today and <br /> I ' ll leave it up to the commission to decide how you would <br /> like me to do this . I .can either summarize from the docu- <br /> ment. or I could start with some of your questions and then <br /> delve into various portions of the document that you're <br /> most interested in., based on your questions . It ' s your <br /> choice. Since you've all read the document, I 'm not sure <br /> it ' s necessary for me to summarize it. It might be more <br /> useful to start with questions, and then I will summarize <br /> and go into as much depth as you like in those aspects of <br /> the document in which you're curious . <br /> BETHEA: Well, I . . .go ahead . <br /> CUSHNIE: I ' ll give you a question for openers . <br /> BETHEA: Sure, alright. <br /> CUSHNIE: Mr . Smith, thank you, it was most interest- <br /> ing. Page 9 and 10 you delve into, are elections cost <br /> free to the public or taxpayer , and you conclude no. <br /> Does not the bidding process create an equitable pricing <br /> for these services? <br /> SMITH: Theoretically, yes . But in most local <br /> government jurisdictions, in fact, the bidding process <br /> works more to the advantage to some interests than to <br /> others . And all of the things being usual, although they <br /> rarely are, those that are. . . those that are used oft. . . those <br /> that are most often advantaged are those that do business <br /> with local government. <br /> CUSHNIE: Would you explain how though in open bidding <br /> process , ' , somebody let ' s say , who hypothetically has not <br /> donated money to a mayoral campaign, and yet submits the <br /> lowest bid for a project in Public Works , would not be <br /> chosen? <br /> BETHEA: Generally speaking, there are. . . there are <br /> 164 <br />