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The Buyer’s Flyer
January
February 2015
2015
INSIDE THIS
ISSUE
1
Message from the
President
1
Calendar of Events
2
2015 Officers
2
Update from the
Vice President
3
Purchasing Month
4
Member Spotlight
4
Recognition
5
5
Update from the
Treasurer
Update from the
Secretary
6
Question Page
6
Legislative Update
7
Pictures
9
March Meeting
Registration
10
2015 ETPA Dues
11
ETPA Goals
Message from the President
Terry McKee, Procurement Direct at KCDC
It was my surprise and my privilege to be asked to serve as ETPA President in 2015.
I am thankful that the membership is allowing me to serve as ETPA president this
year. Having been an ETPA member since 1988, I can definitely see great
progression over the decades and I can honestly say that ETPA is far more robust
and respected than it was in 1988. For that, I thank each of you and in particular, I
thank all of our past ETPA Presidents and volunteers. They have laid a great
foundation for ETPA and have moved ETPA forward. I plan to continue to move
ETPA forward this year.
My goal is to serve you, to serve the public procurement profession and to
continue to deliver professionalism and value to our chapter. I cannot accomplish
these goals alone-it takes a team effort. You all have talents that ETPA needs and I
may call on you to share your talents!
We have many ideas to make this ETPA’s best year ever but we need you to make
it happen. Without your ideas, energy, passion and presence, little will be
accomplished. So please let us know your ideas and how you want to serve your
profession through ETPA.
Terry McKee
Purchasing Director for KCDC
[email protected]
865.403.1133
Calendar of Events
Chapter Meeting
March 19, 2015
TAPP Spring Meeting
April 23-24
Golf Tournament
May/June
Chapter Meeting
June 2015
Business Matchmaking Event
July 16, 2015
Chapter Meeting
August 2015
Fall Conference (Pigeon Forge)
October 28-30, 2015
Knowledge is Power!!
NIGP Webinars are FREE
for NIGP members! Sign up
now at NIGP.org.
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2015 Officers and Committee Chairs
Birthdays:
January
2nd Karen Whaley
5th Janice McCelland
9th Linda Blackburn
16th Geoffrey Hipp
27th Jay Garrison
February
2nd David Rose
3rd Penny Owens
16th David Carmody
20th Lyn Majeski
March
9th Dorothy Moss
26th Robert Minter
29th Susan Huskey
st
Our 2015 ETPA leadership team is in place and ready to work.
Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer
Past President
Membership
Newsletter
Nominating
Program
David Carmody
Valerie Cunningham
Lynn Farnham
Mike Reeves
Pamela Cotham
Vacant
Brent Morelock
Karen Smitherman
Valerie Haress
Recognition
David Griffin
Webmaster
Penny Owens
Fund Raising Strategy Boyce Evans
Reverse Trade Show Lynn Farnham
Penny Owens
Deputy Chief Operating Officer
Contract Administrator
Purchasing Agent
Purchasing Coordinator
Purchasing Agent
Want to volunteer?
Assistant Purchasing
Energy/Construction Specialist
Buyer for Johnson City
Public Building Authority
Contract Manager Knoxville
Purchasing Agent Knoxville
Update from the Vice President
31 Debbie Talley
David Carmody, Deputy Chief Operating Officer Chattanooga
Have you nominated
someone for one of the
NIGP Awards?
Let me introduce myself to the ETPA membership. I have been with the
City of Chattanooga since 2012. I have served as the Deputy Purchasing
Manager and Purchasing Manager for the City. Now I am the Deputy Chief
Operating Officer. Prior to my tenure at the City of Chattanooga, I spent
eleven years in manufacturing holding several management positions.
Chattanooga Laser Cutting for eight years as the Quality Manager, Account
Manager and Buyer, Steel Warehouse two years as a Product Specialist,
Quality Manager, and Laser Superintendent and Alstom Power for one
year as a buyer.
Someone from East
Tennessee should be
nominated! So far, East
Tennessee has never
nominated anyone.
Go to
http://www.nigp.org/
by April 1st and
nominate someone!
It’s easy and free!
I reside in Chattanooga with my wife, of 13 years, and our two small
children. I enjoy spending time with my family, following University of
Michigan athletics, and living in Chattanooga. I am a certified internal
auditor for ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems and ISO 14001
Environmental Management Systems. I received my Six Sigma Black Belt in
2012. I graduated from Bryan College (Dayton, TN) with a Bachelor’s of
Science in Business Management, and will begin work on my Master’s
Degree this summer.
You may reach me at [email protected] or (423) 643-7813.
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Purchasing Month
Governor Haslam has proclaimed March as Public Purchasing Month in Tennessee. NIGP asks Chapters,
members and entities to celebrate and proclaim March as purchasing month in recognition of the value
and service that good public procurement brings to the nation. ETPA and NIGP urge you to find a way to
celebrate purchasing month in your entity. There are various samples of the ways other entities have
celebrated purchasing month on NIGP’s webpage. Perhaps you will have your mayor declare
“Purchasing Month” in your entity. Or you might consider hosting a purchasing open house. Or perhaps
you have food for your clients. Maybe you have a fun event to raise funds for a charity. If you celebrate
purchasing month at your entity, please let ETPA know how you celebrate it.
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Member Spotlight
NIGP Chapter
Ambassadors
NIGP is looking for
volunteers to be
“Chapter Ambassadors.
Go to www.nigp.org for
details and to apply.
Today’s Grammar
Tip:
It’s versus its
When you mean it
is, use an
apostrophe.
When you are using
its as a possessive,
don’t use the
apostrophe.
Dustin Shearin, Johnson County Purchasing ([email protected])
Dustin has worked for Johnson County
Government since January 2008. Since his
start with County Government he has held
various positions with the County Highway
Department,
Emergency
Management
Agency, Solid Waste Department, and as the
County Purchasing Agent since August 2013. As the purchasing
agent, he contributes his success to working in those various
positions, allowing him to gain a firsthand knowledge of the inner
workings of County Government and the purchasing needs from a
departmental view.
Dustin is currently working to complete an Associate’s Degree in
Business Administration at Virginia Highlands Community College.
As part of his college education history, he has been able to
complete an internship with the Walt Disney Company as an
Operations Cast Member through the Disney College Program.
Dustin is the Children’s Minister at Nelson Chapel Baptist Church in
Mountain City, TN. Dustin resides with his wife Jessica, and their
son Aaron Thomas who will be turning 1 on March 16 this year.
They are also expecting another child in July.
Recognitions
Congratulations to Penny Owens (City of Knoxville) and Lynn Farnham
(Roane County), for obtaining their CPPO certifications! This certification shows their
high competence, dedication to public procurement and professionalism.
Best wishes and congratulations to Mike Reeves, Knox County, on his
upcoming retirement in June. Mike retires after a lengthy private sector career as well as
17 years with Knox County.
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Update from the Treasurer
Lynn Farnham, Roane County Purchasing Agent
Lynn has been the Purchasing Agent for Roane County for 20 years. Prior to going
to work for Roane County, Lynn was the Assistant to the Materials Manager at
Baptist Hospital of Roane County (formerly Chamberlain Memorial) where she
began her Purchasing Career. Lynn was in hospital procurement for twelve years.
Have you registered
for the 2015 NIGP
Forum in Kansas
City, MO from
August 1-5?
The early bird
registration fee is
available through
04-03-15
Lynn is active in church and community activities in Roane County. She attends
Saint Andrews Episcopal Church, and works with the Roane County Industrial
Development Board as a Core Team Member. One of her favorite committee
activities is serving on the Roane Alliance Gala Committee- which plans the annual
fundraiser for the Alliance.
Lynn resides in Harriman with her husband Bill and their daughter Katy, a recent
graduate at Tennessee Tech University. Other members of the family include the
puppies, George, Tipsy, Coco, and Lucky the Lab.
The 2014 Treasurer’s Report is on page 9.
Update from the Secretary
Valerie Cunningham, Blount County Contract Administrator
I have been married to my husband, Greg, for 21 years. We have one daughter,
Ashley. My family moved to Blount County in 2008, from Cleveland, TN, when my
husband’s job transferred him here. We reside in Seymour with our beloved fur
babies Sadie and Smokey (dogs), Stuart and Pollyanna (cats). We fell in love with
Blount County and its beauty and are very proud to be part of the community. I
am active in church and attend Rio Revolution Church. I work with their annual
Helping Hands out-reach and various other mission works in Blount and
surrounding counties.
I began working in Blount County at the Trustee Office in 2008. I held that position
for one year and applied for the Buyer position in Purchasing and I started in the
Blount County Purchasing Department in August 2009. In 2010, I promoted to
Contract Administrator. I attended college at Cleveland State Community College
and graduated in 2008 with Highest Honors and an Associates of Applied Science
in Office Administration.
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This section of the newsletter is interactive in that your fellow ETPA members pose a question for all
members to consider. After you read the question, please go to www.etpanews.org to post your reply.
This month’s question is: “How does your entity advertise its solicitations? Do you:
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Use your webpage?
Use an automated vendor notification system?
Advertise in the newspaper?
If you advertise in the newspaper, is it a summary advertisement or a lengthy description
typically generated by an Architectural/Engineering firm?
Fax notices?
Non-automated email notices?
Bulletin board?
Other?”
Please reply to the ETPA webpage and let us know how you advertise opportunities but more
importantly, why you advertise the way you do. We will post a summary of the responses in the next
Buyers Flyer.
How Can I
Connect with
ETPA?
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Facebook
Webpage
Linked In
Email
Legislative Update
Pamela Cotham, Anderson County Purchasing Agent
In conjunction with TAPP, ETPA is working to support House bill HB0702 and
Senate bill SB0831 which authorize local government entities having centralized
purchasing authority with full-time purchasing agents, to increase their threshold
for public advertisement and sealed competitive bids up to $25,000. This amends
TCA Title 6, Chapter 56 and Title 12, Chapter 3. This gives the local agency the
option to increase the thresholds up to $25,000 but does not make it mandatory.
For more information and to follow the bill’s progress, go to
http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0702.
This legislation provides flexibility for local governments and it should be a useful
tool in managing the public procurement function.
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TREASURER'S REPORT
January - December 2014
January
February
March
April
Beginning Balance
$8,347.05
May
Beginning Balance
9,646.09
Sep
Beginning Balance
11,369.57
Revenue
616.04
Revenue
4,525.71
Revenue
Expenses
(150.55)
Expenses
(1,660.37)
Expenses
Ending Balance
8,812.54
Ending Balance
12,511.43
Ending Balance
11,332.82
Beginning Balance
8,812.54
Beginning Balance
12,511.43
Beginning Balance
11,332.82
June
Oct
Revenue
75.00
Revenue
5,651.30
Revenue
Expenses
(36.15)
Expenses
(269.29)
Expenses
17,893.44
Beginning Balance
17,893.44
(36.75)
425.00
(4,372.65)
Ending Balance
8,851.39
Beginning Balance
8,851.39
Revenue
3,730.90
Revenue
2,206.83
Revenue
Expenses
(5,031.94)
Expenses
(8,440.37)
Expenses
Ending Balance
11,659.90
Ending Balance
6,410.59
Beginning Balance
11,659.90
Beginning Balance
6,410.59
July
Ending Balance
0.00
Nov
Ending Balance
7,385.17
Beginning Balance
7,385.17
Month to Date
7,550.35
Beginning Balance
7,550.35
Revenue
3,340.29
Revenue
264.76
Revenue
Expenses
(1,244.55)
Expenses
(555.09)
Expenses
Month to Date
9,646.09
Aug
Ending Balance
11,369.57
Dec
Ending Balance
67.69
(1,042.27)
786.86
(1,549.44)
5,648.01
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1st Quarter Meeting 2015
Date:
March 19, 2015
Time:
3:00 p.m.
Cost:
$25.00 per attendee
Location:
Rothchild Catering & Conference Center (Sunset Room)
8807 Kingston Pike
Knoxville, TN 37923
http://rothchildcatering.com
Directions: http://goo.gl/maps/nG9pq
Educational Topic:
Laws Unique to Government Entities (Scams, Collusion, Protests and False
Disbursements, False Claims Act).
Speaker:
William Bright, Assistant District Attorney for Knox County
Registration:
Use ETPA’s webpage (www.etpanews.org) to register and pay. Your registration
needs to be complete by the 12th. If necessary, you may fax your registration to
Lynn Farnham (865) 376-4318 or email her at [email protected] . Payment
may be made at the meeting, but please fax your registration form so we may
R.S.V.P. at the restaurant. If you do not use the ETPA webpage, mail checks
(payable to the East Tennessee Purchasing Association) to Lynn Farnham, ETPA
Treasurer, Roane County Purchasing, 200 East Race Street, Suite #3 Kingston, TN
37763.
NOTE: Submission of a registration form obligates payment whether or not you attend the event.
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Dues payments may be made by credit card at www.etpanews.org or make checks payable to the East
Tennessee Purchasing Association and mail them to:
Lynn Farnham
ETPA Treasurer
Roane County Purchasing
200 East Race Street, Suite #3
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Kingston, Tennessee 37763
ETPA’s objectives are to:

Collect and disseminate useful information for its
members;
 Establish cooperative relationships among its
members for the development of efficient purchasing
methods and practices in the field of educational,
governmental & public institutional procurement;
 Encourage maintenance of ethical standards in
East Tennessee Purchasing Association
buying and selling;
 Encourage research and investigation;
President:
Terry McKee, CPPO, CPPB, C.P.M.
 Promote ongoing training and certification of those
Email:
[email protected]
engaged in the profession;
Phone:
865-403-1133 x134
 Promote the interchange of ideas and experiences
Fax:
865-594-8858
within the purchasing professions;
Web:
www.etpanews.org
 Promote uniform public purchasing laws, simplified
standardsNews
and specifications;
Program/Professional Development
 Sponsor such other activities as may be useful in
providing its members with knowledge for efficient
procurement;
 Strive by all legitimate means to advance the
purchasing profession; and
 To observe the Purposes, Aims and Objectives of the
National Institute of Governmental Purchasing.