MTUSYSADM Acquisitions SubCommittee (DRAFT)
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1) In order to facilitate the proposed process below, it will
        be necessary to propose an ammendment to the constitution
        to create a standing subcommittee called the Acquisitions
        Subcomittee.  It's pervue will be the following:

2) In accordance with the CAC rewrite committee, all purchases of
        "computing related" equipment (as defined by the CAC probably
        by commodity codes), must be signed by the system administrator
        of that respective departmemt/division.

3) In addition, every purchase that meets the following criteria -
        must be presented to the mtusysadm acquisitions subcommittee
        prior to signature:
        a) includes and single item on the purchase req over $25,000.
        b) includes an item with quantity 15 or greater with a per
                item price pf $250 or greater.

4) Every system administrator has the right and option to bring any
        and every purchase req that they have questions about before
        the acquisitions subcommittee for comment.

5) Purchase reqs submitted for comment will be discussed at the following
        system administrator council meeting after submission to the
        subcommittee.

6) In the event that the next system administration meeting is cause
        for the delay of the purchase and that does not meet the
        timeline for the purchasing project; the subcommittee can
        circulate for comment across the mtusysadm mailing list.

7) In the event that no objections are raised, then the purcahse
        req "passes".  But in the event that an objection and/or
        caution is raised, then a form letter will be drafted to
        the parties interested in the purchase noting the council's
        problems and cautions.


Current AdHoc Subcommittee:
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Thomas Griffin
Scott Ackerman
Matt Buss