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Century Set To Hire Consulant For Procurement Services
February 21, 2024
The Town of Century is set to hire a consultant for procurement services.
The town council was set to vote Tuesday night on a recommendation from Mayor Luis Gomez, Jr. and interim Town Manager Howard Brown to hire Bobbi Williams of Davie, Florida, for procurement services.
Tuesday night’s town council meeting was canceled due to a staffing shortage. The procurement services vote is now set for a council meeting on February 27.
Williams holds a masters of public administration from Nova Southeastern University and is currently the fianance manager for the Department of Public Works in Hallandale Beach, Florida, Florida, and is the assistant director/financial services manager for the Financial Services Department in Lauderdale Lakes, Florida, according to her resume. She also has experience with the City of Fort Lauderdale and the U.S. Army.
Williams will charge Century $34,800 annually ($2,900 monthly) for an estimated 38 hours per month for general procurement tasks.
“Services includes full service municipal procurement services, such as review and recommendation of procurement policies and practices; preparation of formal and informal competitive solicitations; acquisition of commodities and services; preparation of contracts/agreements; preparation of correspondences as required for contract files, provide contract administration services, and preparation of adhoc reports as defined in the ITB (invitation to bid) and as requested, according to her proposal.
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17 Responses to “Century Set To Hire Consulant For Procurement Services”
Wait A Minute….I thought that the people in Century are already paying a Mayor,a City Planner and Now this…Century,residents are paying to much in taxes then if the city can afford this and give out loans…Is this City,like the City in Illinois,who has the little Mayor that’s taking advantage of the residents and the City Hostage? Just,thinking out loud..
It can be stopped by the council vote. Pay attention to who keeps voting for all these back scratchers to fatten their “friends” pockets..
Century seems to be spending lots of money for a town that’s broke.
Well, the citizens have advanced notice that this is on the agenda for the Council meeting on the 27th. It’s an opportunity to show up and speak up!! Instead of waiting for someone to come save you stand up and take control of your town before two outsiders from South Florida do. Look up this lady on facebook. Her and Mr Brown are Facebook friends…
The citizens of Centruy are blessed to have William and staff shining a light on the Century Government because without it, the corruption would be immeasurable. Keep up the good work NE.
so Nova Southeastern University is basically a trade school, you could hire someone from Ed Reid State College
Nova Southeastern University is a private research university with its main campus in Fort Lauderdale-Davie, Florida, United States, in the Miami metropolitan area. The university consists of 14 total colleges, offering over 150 programs of study. The university offers professional degrees in the social sciences, law, business, osteopathic medicine, allopathic medicine, health sciences, pharmacy, dentistry, optometry, physical therapy, education, occupational therapy, and nursing
Is this plush job one she ads to all her othrrs and gets to run it from home at a far off place. Shouldnt Gomez and Brown have to advertise this job before hiring!!!!
I started smelling a really big scam underway when they hired the fellow from down state. Now they are hiring the fellow’s friend. Can you say “kickbacks”? If it doesn’t feel right, it probably isn’t.
Where in the heck is the state regarding all this? Suspend the charter, send in a caretaker that answers to the county commission, finish whatever projects are underway, and turn it over to the appropriate offices in the county.
Maybe this hired person can provide basic needs to the town such as safe drinking water . Pull the curtain on this clown show .
Here goes the same excess government that Brown does in every town he works. Hire people from outside and spend spend spend for services not needed. Why does the board keep letting Gomez seduce them with these unnecessary hires and inflating government? Gomez is uneducated in running a town so he of course thinks Brown knows more beacause he talks so amoothly and writes these letters for Gomez.
They are both just cronies trying to feel important in a government position.
Get a real job and stop ruining Century!
Are they trying to drain the town treasury, what there is of it; or, spend the rest of any grant money they have, before they go under?
The state inspector can’t get here fast enough.
That sounds like a service that will be invaluable to TOC; A consultant to help them spend money. Next they will need a consultant to show them how to print money. Meanwhile they can’t even open City Hall for business. Maybe they want the doors locked so William can’t get in to drop off anymore freedom of information requests.
$76.00 an hour. What a joke Century has become.
I’m baffled on this one. Century is supposed to be broke, in the hole with quite a large amount of debt but yet they propose a vote to hire an individual for “procurement services.” At a rate of $34,800 annually or $2900 a month, in exchange for 38 hrs of work per month. So let me get this straight. Thirty eight (38) hrs is for all practical purposes a part time employee performing a host of services, “procurement services.” I’m no mathematician but that equates to approximately $76.31 per hour. A pretty healthy rate of pay. Now with Century apparently facing a shortfall in revenue & the budget in the red they plan a vote to spend an additional $34,800 annually or $2900 a month for a “less than” full time employee? Working less than a week a month, with no other benefits of employment? Correct? For “procurement services?” The list of services or duties of this position appear to be very important, although I’m puzzled at what the list really defines as duties. All of this being what is planned, I am now fully convinced no one in Century government can add or subtract. Much less have the ability to manage the town or it’s budget. None of what is planned passes the “smell test.” Sounds as if the States Attorney should begin a corruption probe. $76.31 an hr? Really? For a created position, WOW!
Just a hair over $76/hour.
They can’t hold a meeting due to staffing shortage and yet they are going to hire someone part time who lives 700 miles from Century FL??
where will they find the money to pay for this service?