Sarnia City Hall (BlackburnNews.com photo by Melanie Irwin)Sarnia City Hall (BlackburnNews.com photo by Melanie Irwin)
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Council Approves Goods and Services Policy

Despite a plea from councillor Cindy Scholten, Sarnia Council has approved a new Procurement of Goods and Services Policy for the city.

Scholten had asked that council table its decision until amendments were made to the policy.

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Scholten says one of her big concerns in the policy was that city management is not required to issue a request for proposals for anything from $5,000 to $25,000.

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SPS Board Chair Kelly Ash said the decision followed discussions with Acting Chief Mike Federico and aligns with practices at other police services.

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