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COMMISSIONER LOY AGREED WITH THE CHAIRMAN. SHE FELT WE HAVE <br />NO PROBLEMS WITH THE WAY THE BIDDING PROCEDURE IS SET UP NOW AND STATED <br />SHE IS CONCERNED THAT THE PRIVILEGE WOULD BE ABUSED AND WOULD CAUSE <br />SOME PROBLEMS WE DON'T HAVE NOW. SHE AGREED THE BOARD'S TIME IS VALUABLE, <br />BUT FELT THAT PUBLIC TRUST IS MORE VALUABLE. <br />CHAIRMAN WODTKE POINTED OUT THERE ARE TIMES WE NEED SOME LEGAL <br />ADVICE AT A BID OPENING SO THE ATTORNEY WOULD HAVE TO BE PRESENT WHEN <br />THE BIDS ARE OPENED, WHICH WOULD CAUSE HIM ADDITIONAL WORK, <br />COMMISSIONER LOY ALSO NOTED THAT MANY TIMES WE DON'T GET <br />EVALUATIONS ON THE BIDS BACK UNTIL THE FOLLOWING MEETING. <br />COMMISSIONER SIEBERT COMMENTED THAT ACTUALLY IT IS JUST A <br />MATTER OF WHO RIPS OPEN THE ENVELOPE, AND COMMISSIONER DEESON AGREED <br />THAT BASICALLY THE SAME PEOPLE HANDLE THE BIDS UNTIL THEY ARE DELIVERED <br />TO THE COMMISSION IN ANY EVENT. <br />DISCUSSION CONTINUED, AND COMMISSIONER LYONS INFORMED THE <br />BOARD THAT OVER TWENTY MILLION DOLLARS CAME THROUGH THE CITY IN BIDS <br />ON THE BRIDGE; IT WAS ALL HANDLED AS HE JUST PROPOSED; AND HE KNEW OF <br />NO CASE WHERE ANY PROBLEMS AROSE. <br />COMMISSIONER LOY AGAIN FELT THIS PROCEDURE WOULD NECESSITATE <br />EXTRA MEETINGS FOR THE ATTORNEY, BUT ATTORNEY COLLINS NOTED THAT IF IT <br />SHOULD BE NECESSARY, HE COULD ALWAYS BE CONTACTED BY PHONE. <br />ADMINISTRATOR .KENNINGS FELT SOMEONE FROM THE CLERK'S OFFICE <br />MIGHT HAVE TO BE PRESENT AT THE BID OPENINGS TO KEEP MINUTES TO MAKE IT <br />A PART OF THE OFFICIAL RECORD, AND COMMISSIONER LOY FELT WE MIGHT BE <br />CREATING MORE WORK FOR SOMEONE ELSE BY ELIMINATING WORK FOR THE BOARD. <br />COMMISSIONER LYONS NOTED THAT YOU CAN CERTIFY THAT THE BIDS <br />WERE RECEIVED ON TIME AND KEEP A LIST OF THE BIDDERS. HE FELT THE <br />SITUATION.IS.SELF-POLICING. <br />AFTER FURTHER DISCUSSION, COMMISSIONER DEESON STATED THAT IN <br />VIEW OF THE QUESTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN RAISED AND IN VIEW OF THE FACT THAT <br />BID OPENINGS GENERALLY DO NOT TAKE THAT MUCH TIME OUT OF THE MEETING, HE <br />WOULD NOT BE IN FAVOR OF A CHANGE IN BIDDING PROCEDURE AT THIS TIME. <br />COMMISSIONER $IEBERT STATED THAT HE WOULD NOT BELABOR THE <br />POINT, BUT NOTED THAT HE HAS SEEN ONE MOWER TAKE AS MUCH AS 45 MINUTES <br />%2 <br />JAN 101979 <br />BOOK 38 PAGE 433 <br />