[Winona Online Democracy]
Chair problems seem to be endemic to Winona. Those old school district
chairs on the middle school lawn were basically a problem of perception
without any loss to the community. These courthouse chairs, however, do
suggest that the county has a rather carefree purchasing philosophy.
The figures in the WDN article don't add up unless I'm missing something.
According to the article, the ultimate cost of the 144 chairs was $135 each
(total cost $19,440) and they are expected to be sold for $100 each (total
amount $14,400). So if sales projections are correct, with each of the 144
chairs bringing in $100, the cost of the chair adventure could be around
$5,040, not the $12,000 hit reported in the first paragraph of the WDN
article. Perhaps certain other costs, such as labor or storage or
transportation, are assumed in the $12,000 "hit" figure. Or perhaps the
writer's perspective differs from mine.
The overall cost of 144 new and acceptable chairs at $150 each should be
$21,600, so total cost of chairs to the county should be about $27,000, give
or take a few dollars.
More significant than the slight loss itself is the fact (implication?) that
chairs were first ordered at $516 each. Something is strange here when $150
chairs were eventually bought. It would be of interest to compare chairs
that varied so much in price. Did the county order without considering
costs? Did the supplier believe that Winona County had unlimited resources?
What did the expensive chairs have that the cheaper ones do not have?
Greater seating space? Lack of splinters? Are the reported costs accurate?
If so, I'd be interested in seeing what kind of brochures the county used in
its selection process.
Roy Nasstrom
----- Original Message -----
From: "LindaF" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2006 9:35 AM
Subject: [Winona] chairs
[Winona Online Democracy]
Our tax dollars paid for chairs that cost $516.00 each and were not
useable?
But the chairs they are going to use cost $135.00?
Do the math. I thought our county board was smarter than that.
Linda Fort
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