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have the availability of replacing without again going through the process. What we gain, in addition to reducing our financial exposure, is timeliness. In summary, we request that the Personnel Division be authorized to create a temporary position for a Clerk in the Purchasing Division, and that the position can be filled by an agency temporary employee. Funding is available in the current budget due to salary savings created by the delayed hiring of Mr. Ambler and the transfer of Mr. Swan at a lesser rate. Supporting documentation from Messrs. Mattes and Ambler is attache•. m. A. :lankenship, J Direc or of Personnel Chairman Scurlock commented that if you multiply out the numbers, you are talking about $600,000 worth of activity in the year, and he still, as in the past, questions the need for the whole Purchasing Department. We went to a centralized purchasing department to save money, but he is not sure that the benefit received justifies the cost of the department. Purchasing Manager Ambler noted that this morning the Board approved award of Bid #391R. The engineering estimate was $47,000, and he got that job for $23,000, which almost saved his salary right there. Chairman Scurlock did not buy that. He believed the engineering estimates by their very nature are inflated, and if you look through the entire process, you will see that we almost always come in well under budget. Purchasing Manager Ambler further pointed .out that this is a re -bid. Last time it was $40,000 and he got it for $23,000 which still is a savings. Commissioner Eggert agreed it is wonderful to save time and work within a department, but when you talk about establishing term contracts where departments are able to order supplies directly from vendors on an "as need" basis, past history makes her fear this a little bit in conjunction with the tightness we have in watching over the budget. 45 LIAR 2 9 1988 BOOK 71 PACE 402