02-09-15 Regular Meeting of La Porte City Council

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Manager of the Year: Cherell Daeumer, Purchasing Manager Purchasing Manager, and she has oversight over all procurement matters of the city. Cherell has shown how very competent and capable she is as a manger, and she is our direct link to the procurement world. This year Cherell has been the catalyst of the purchasing department due to her in-depth knowledge of procurement laws and procedures. Her accomplishments this year are remarkable and vast. Cherell has accomplished the following: Updated all purchasing policies to insure compliance with current governmental codes Established terms and Conditions for Purchase Orders and has posted them on the website, which allows vendors to review our terms prior to contracting to do business with the city Developed a standard contract agreement for all bids and proposals, which eliminated the antiquated usage of the bid as a contract Updated and improved the Purchase Order Form and developed electronic processing for several purchasing processes to include scanning P-Card receipts into the system Expanded the P-Card program by eliminating Blanket Purchase Orders which increased the utilization of P-Card to purchase contract and repetitively purchased items Implemented an on-line vendor registration, which has increased competition for goods and services (Public Purchase allows vendors all other the state to register and compete for goods and services requested by the city) Developed a city wide contract administration to monitor and assist with the management of all contract within the City Received the Achievement in Excellence for Procurement Award (first time ever for the City) Organized the first City-Wide Office Supply Swap, which repurposed and recycled unwanted supplies and equipment electronically all bids, contracts, and purchase orders Cherell is dependable dedicated, and exceeds all deadlines. She has developed a stellar reputation staff have received numerous compliments from other department heads who praise their accomplishments. She is a pleasure to be around, and she is our ambassador to other city from financial service technician is as an example to other city employees, who desire to obtain promotion and advance their careers. These distinctive accomplishments are the reasons she is deserving of admiration and recognition as the Manager of the Year.