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Further Discussion: Councilmember DeLuca inquired as to the type of national recognition the City will receive if it is presented with a national award at the convention. Claudia Dodge stated that the award winners will make presentations of their programs at the convention and those programs will be written up in the KAB magazine. Mr. Hartley stated that if the City receives a national award, it should get at least one article in the Minneapolis Tribune and possibly some T.V. coverage. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Reimann, Councilmembers DeLuca, Pearson, Cich and Peterson. Voting No: None. Case //9: Report On Civil Defense Sirens: Mr. Raatikka informed the Council that on October 4, all sirens were found to be operational. City Staff is recommending that final payment be made to Alerting Communicators. Motion by Councilmember DeLuca and seconded by Councilmember Cich to adopt Resolution #89-10-270 approving final payment to Alerting Communicators in the amount of $1,443.64. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Reimann, Councilmembers DeLuca, Pearson, Cich and Peterson. Voting No: None. Case #10: The City Of Ramsey's Purchasing Policy: Sandra Ashley presented a draft ordinance to establish a purchasing policy that stipulates who is authorized to make purchases and the dollar amounts they are authorized to purchase. The dollar limits can reviewed annually and adopted in resolution form. Sandra Ashley also recommended that the draft ordinance be revised to authorize the Mayor and City Administrator to make emergency purchases that exceed $500. Motion by Councilmember Pearson and seconded by Councilmember DeLuca to introduce Ordinance #89-X establishing a purchasing policy for the City of Ramsey. Further Discussion: Councilmember DeLuca suggested that it might be more appropriate to implement the proposed purchasing policy on a trial basis prior to adoption of the ordinance to make sure it is a workable system. Sandra Ashley stated that the system proposed in the ordinance has been in use for about 90 days and it is working. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Reimann, Councilmembers DeLuca, Pearson, Cich and Peterson. Voting No: None. Case #11: Approval Of Resolution Receiving Bids And Awarding The Printing Job And Authorizing Postage Expenditure For The Ramsey Resident's Guide: Motion by Councilmember Peterson and seconded by Councilmember Pearson to adopt Resolution #89-10-271 receiving bids and awarding the print job to B&D Printing and authorizing postage expenditure for the mailing of the Ramsey Resident's Guide. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Reimann, Councilmembers DeLuca, Pearson, Cich and Peterson. Voting No: None. City Council/October 10, 1989 Page 7 of 9