Finance Committee - 08/05/2020 Page 7
to provide it and then pay a markup charge that we would probably have to pay because we didn’t have that
direct access, which you know, at the end of the day is | want to say somewhere in the order of $6,000.00 ish
for 3 or 4 licenses. So in the grand scheme of things, | think it is well worth the money, especially the amount of
time that | am on the data base.
Alderwoman Lu
Thank you.
Mayor Donchess
Anyone else? Could the Clerk please call the roll?
A viva voce roll call was taken which resulted as follows:
Yea: Alderman Klee, Alderwoman Lu, Alderman Harriott-Gathright, Alderwoman Kelly,
Alderman Laws, Alderman O’Brien, Mayor Donchess 7
Nay: 0
MOTION CARRIED
From: Kelly Parkinson, Purchasing Manager
Re: Purchase of Wastewater Chemicals
MOTION BY ALDERMAN HARRIOTT-GATHRIGHT TO ACCEPT, PLACE ON FILE, AND APPROVE THE
PURCHASE OF THE CHEMICAL SODIUM BISULFITE IN THE AMOUNT OF $64,000 FROM JCI JONES
CHEMICALS OF SARASOTA, FL. FUNDING WILL BE THROUGH DEPARTMENT 169 WASTEWATER;
FUND: WASTEWATER; ACCOUNT CLASSIFICATION: 61 SUPPLIES & MATERIALS, BY ROLL CALL
ON THE QUESTION
Mayor Donchess
Now Mr. Boucher is here, but before we turn to him, | wanted to mention that Ms. Parkinson is also on the call
or in the meeting. We have developed this procedure where prior to your coming to the City, which was very
recent, that we don’t really refer a lot of questions to the Purchasing Manager, but that doesn’t mean if you
have things you'd like to add or you think you have information on any of these contracts, that you should
please speak up. Ok?
Kelly Parkinson, Purchasing Manager
Ok.
Mayor Donchess
Alright, Mr. Boucher from the Waste Water Treatment Plant is here. Could you please fill us in on this
contract?
Dave Boucher, Waste Water Superintendent
Thank you Mr. Mayor; Dave Boucher, Waste Water Superintendent. This is for the purchase of sodium
bisulfite, it is a chemical used at the Waste Water Plant on a daily basis. It is used to dechlorinate our treated
(inaudible) before it enters the river.
