City staff presented routine and sole-source purchase requests on the consent agenda at the Oct. 2 workshop, including several departmental procurement items.

Highlights presented: a sole-source purchase for 2,000 water meters with a price of $535,000 (described as a budgeted item); sole-source purchases for grinder pumps and related parts; parts and service contracts for fire apparatus; lift station equipment for the sewer department; Sourcewell contract purchases for janitorial and office supplies; vendor agreements for automotive parts (NAPA and Ford of Murfreesboro); and a state contract purchase for GPS equipment for the city fleet. The GPS purchase was presented with the annualized cost for all 186 vehicles at $30,801.60 with a pro-rated yearly cost quoted at $23,101.20 plus shipping and handling; staff said funds are available and a budget amendment might be necessary later in the year.

Separately, a recruiting-platform purchase request for the police department — described as a text-based recruiting platform with an initial cost of $7,000 — was withdrawn at the request of the presenting staff member, who said an alternative solution costing about $7.50 annually was available.

No formal votes were recorded during the workshop. All items were framed as routine consent agenda matters; staff invited questions and proceeded through the list.