Forwarded with permission of the author.
In the back of your Purchasing Program Packet
this year is similar information about ways to save money by going through
contracts set up by the state.
This is one more way.
My thanks to Beth Fox for sharing this information.
Laurie
Laurie Mahaffey
Central Texas Library
System
P. O. Box 2287
Austin TX 78768-2287
512-974-3612
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From:
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Beth Fox
Sent: Friday, October 08, 2004 4:01 PM
To: Carolyn Olsen; David Montoya;
Elaine Miller
Subject: [districts] FW: New
Services from TML
There are some interesting things
here. I was not aware of this particular cooperative program.
A web based way to pay fees (membership??). Here is the list of
vendors http://www.tasb.buyboard.com/buyboard_biz/Current%20Vendors.pdf
including Xerox, Demco Highsmith. (28 pages worth!!) It
looks like you can request comparative bids online and software will tabulate
results as they are received. Interesting.
Beth Wheeler Fox, Library Director
Westbank
Community Library
1309
Westbank Dr, Austin, TX
512-314-3580
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From: Texas Municipal League
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08, 2004 2:18 PM
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Subject: New Services from TML
TML Services Bulletin
Cooperative Purchasing Program
As you consider purchasing items for your organization, we encourage you to
consider TML's
BuyBoard service. Each of the items on the BuyBoard
has been competitively bid and awarded based on Texas Statutes. This means your organization
does not need to go through the bidding process. This cooperative purchasing
program is a joint undertaking of TML, the Texas School Boards Association, and
the Texas Association of Counties. Check out this internet-based, on-line
purchasing program at http://www.tasb.org/buyboard/index.shtml
.
CATV Franchise Management Service
If you need help with the management of your cable franchise service, you may
want to examine TML's
new Cable Television Franchise Management Service.
>From assisting with negotiating the renewal to determining the cable company's
compliance with existing terms, TML's new service is designed to ensure
interested cities have access to reasonably-priced expertise. To learn more,
click http://www.tml.org/bulletin_catv.htm
.
Maximize Hotel Occupancy Tax (HOT) Revenue
In partnership with MBIA MuniServices, TML is offering an
effective approach to HOT revenue enhancement, combining expert
lodging analysis, legal and administrative review, and field auditing to
maximize revenue generation. Read more about this program designed to minimize
costs to the city and reduce inconvenience to local hotels at http://www.tml.org/bulletin_newsrelease.htm
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Provide Online Payment Options through New
Partnership
LINK2GOV Corp
(L2G) has joined TML in a program that allows Texas cities of all sizes to provide
Web-based credit card and debit card payment options for fees, taxes, fines,
and permits. Explore how your city can take advantage of this new technology at
http://www.tml.org/bulletin_newsrelease.htm
HRToolKit(tm) for Small Cities
Managing human resource systems can be expensive and time-consuming. TML and
The Waters Consulting Group, Inc. have partnered to develop a "pilot"
program to help small cities overcome these challenges. For more information
about this one-stop source of fundamental tools designed specifically for cities with populations
under 2,000, go to http://www.tml.org/bulletin_newsrelease.htm
.
Best Practices from Small Cities Publishing (SCP)
TML is excited to announce a partnership with SCP that will allow Texas cities free access to the Small
Cities' national
best practices web site archives. SCP will also
provide a new article each month for the TML Web site. Learn more about how to
utilize this new resource at http://www.tml.org/bulletin_newsrelease.htm
.
Solutions Information Service
Sometimes, TML receives inquiries for which we have minimal information. For
these situations, we have established a section on our Web site entitled "Solutions"
to facilitate the direct exchange of information between members. If you have a
question or would like to help an inquiring member, click on http://www.tml.org/solutions.htm .
Please include your name, title, and city when submitting a question. To obtain
the responses, contact the inquiring city directly.
Books Information Service
TML, in partnership with BookPeople, provides a unique, cities-related book
information service. Click on the BookPeople icon in the
upper right-hand corner of the TML home page ( http://www.tml.org
) to go to a special section of the web site. There, you can browse for and
order cities-related publications. With our members' help, TML will continually
build upon this special web area to offer a thoughtful blend of classic and
current works relevant to the daily governance and operations of cities. Send
reading suggestions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ,
including the title, author, publisher, and ISBN number (if you have it).
If you do not wish to receive notices about TML services,
please reply with the words NO NOTICE on the subject line, or e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with NO NOTICE on the
subject line and TML
Services Bulletin in the text.
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