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Responsibilities: The Council is established under Article XI, Section 161 of the State Finance Law. The Council is responsible for study, analysis and development of recommendations to improve State procurement policy and practices; and, for development and issuance of guidelines governing State agency procurement. Membership: The Council consists of twenty members including the State Comptroller, the Director of the Budget, the Chief Diversity Officer and the Commissioners of Economic Development and General Services whom serve ex-officio; seven (7) heads of large and small state agencies appointed by the Governor; and, eight (8) at large members appointed as follows: three appointed by the temporary president of the senate, one of whom shall be a representative of local government and one of whom shall be a representative of private business; three appointed by the speaker of the assembly, one of whom shall be a representative of local government and one of whom shall be a representative of private business; one appointed by the minority leader of the senate; and, one appointed by the minority leader of the assembly; and two non-voting observers appointed as follows: one appointed by the temporary president of the senate and one appointed by the speaker of the assembly. By statute, the Commissioner of the Office of General Services serves as chair of the Council. Meetings: The Council meets quarterly. Comments/Recommendations: In September 2009, the Council issued new procurement guidelines governing State agency procurements and in 2009-2010 the Council updated the majority of the procurement bulletins governing specific areas of procurement policy and practice. The Council continues to update and add to the guidelines both to reflect statutory changes and to improve procurement practices. The guidelines, bulletins and general information about the Council are available at: http://www.ogs.state.ny.us/procurecounc/default.asp Information: For more information, contact the Procurement Council Coordinating Office, Procurement Services Group, Office of General Services, 37th Floor, Corning Tower Building, Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12242. |
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Procurement Council Members |
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Ex-Officio Members |
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Margaret N. Becker Deputy Comptroller Office of the State Comptroller |
Susan Knapp Chief Budget Examiner Division of the Budget |
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Steven Cohen Deputy Commissioner, Division For Small Business Empire State Development |
Anne G. Phillips Acting Deputy Commissioner Office of General Services |
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Yrthya A. Dinzey-Flores Chief Diversity Officer Governor's Office |
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Legislative Appointees |
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Gregory M. Weston Counsel Nixon Peabody LLP Senate President Pro Tem Appointment Term Expires 06/13 |
Richard Healey President and CEO Industries For The Blind of NYS Senate Majority Leader Appointment Term Expires 06/13 |
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Rashida Mendes CEO of RM Capital, LLC Senate President Pro Tem Appointment Term Expires 06/13 |
James Haggerty Veteran's Advocate NYS Council of Veteran's Organization Assembly Minority Leader Appointment Term Expires 10/10 |
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Richard St. Paul, ESQ Local Government Representative Senate President Pro Tem Appointment Term Expires 06/13 |
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Agency Designees |
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John Smith Director, Fiscal Management Office for People with Developmental Disabilities |
David Russo Director, Consolidated Business Office Office of Mental Health |
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Marybeth Hefner Director, Bureau of Accounts Management Department of Health |
Thomas Hippchen Director of University-Wide Procurement State University of New York |
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Robert Haggerty First Deputy Commissioner Department of Agriculture & Markets |
Michael Hurt Director of Correctional Industries Department of Correctional Services |
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Catherine Durand Deputy Chief Information Officer for Shared Services IT Planning Program & Governance Office for Technology |
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Non-Voting Observer |
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Edul Ahmad The Ahmad Group of Companies Senate President Pro Tem Appointment Term Expires 01/29/13 |
Ronald P. Romano Assembly Majority Leader Term Expires 12/11 |
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