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To recognize and celebrate "March is Purchasing Month" and to applaud the commitment to excellence of public and private purchasing and supply management professionals in providing goods and services essential to regional economic growth.
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WHEREAS, purchasing and supply management professionals, through their combined organizations' purchasing power, spend billions of dollars every year and have a significant positive influence on economic conditions throughout the region; and
WHEREAS, local public and private purchasing and supply managers improve commerce through volunteer organizations which promote best practices, integrity, fair play, and diversity in purchasing and sourcing throughout Central Ohio; and
WHEREAS, the City of Columbus collaborates with regional purchasing partners to aggregate needs for purchases of goods and services, thereby maximizing local resources and promoting excellence in purchasing; and
WHEREAS, the Central Ohio Organization of Public Purchasers (CO-OPP), the local chapter of the National Institute of Governmental Purchasing (NIGP), the Institute for Supply Management - Central Ohio, Inc., the local chapter of the Institute of Supply Management (ISM), and other professional purchasing associations throughout the world engage in special efforts during March to inform the public of the significant role purchasing professionals play in business, industry, and government; and
WHEREAS, the City of Columbus Purchasing Office within the Finance and Management Department, and purchasing professionals across the city, play a significant role as leaders in developing and implementing purchasing systems of quality and integrity that maximize public funds and provide fair and equitable access to all people in the city's supply chain; and
WHEREAS, Columbus City Council joins with all purchasing professionals in business, industry, and government to celebrate "March is Purchasing Month" in Central Ohio; now, therefore:
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