Salt Lake Telegram | 1930-01-20 | Page 2 | Commission Hits Business Modes of Dept, Heads

COMMISSION ION Hn HITS BUSINESS S MODES OF f Irregularities in Buying Appointments Bring Reprimands The custom of ot heads of ot Salt Satt Lake count county departments making appointments ap ap- ap of oC subordinates and Mil pur cha chasing supplies before obtaining confirmation of oC the county commission commission commis commis- sion was attacked Monday I by members members mem mem- bers of or the commission with the tho re result rt- rt suIt sult that a letter r went to all de department department de- de heads stating slating that future Irregularities along alon- the these e lines will meet with prompt rejection of or the recommendations Appointment of or all department es should be bo referred to the board of or county commissioners for approval apPIo before they are arc made by bp department heads It was w pointed out PRACTICE CURBED Purchasing of 0 supplies supplies before they ha have vo be been n referred to the time in ing agent must stop al also o tho the board decreed In caso case tho the supplies ar are needed 1 before the they can be properly purchased b by the county countr purchasing agent tl the tho e latter should hould at least t know kumow about the tho action netlon before he h is requested to approve the Invoice f tj f r payment declared members of or tho the board 0 I am In favor of ot refusing con con- I of an any appointments made hereafter before they have been approved ed b by tho the hoard board of ot commissioners com corn missioners missioner declared Commissioner E. E E. E lIow Howe Tho Time dl discussion arose oroso when the tho board beard was asked to approve th the ap appoIntment ap ap- of ot a a. subordinate to become effective o January T. T It was pointed out that tIle the man had bc been n working since tho first of ot last week LOSE REBATES Tho The economic of or the tIme purchasing pur pur- chasin chasing problem was the tho chief clam members of oC tho board made of ot that matter It was pointed out that with department heads making makinI purchases purchases pur chases and th then their n asking tIme the purchasing ing inS agent to approve tho tire Invoices before the bills can bo be paid the county stands to lose 1050 much in th way of ot cash discounts and rebates obtainable through quantity Purchase purchase pur chase and bargaining which tho the pure pur ur chasing agent is employed to do do o o