FY26 Proposed Budget

Racial Equity, Social Justice, and Human Rights

Strategic Plan Value: Department Goal:

To provide quality service to City departments, protect the City’s legal interests, and act responsibly on behalf of the public by maintaining the integrity of the City’s procurement system through the encouragement of fair and open competition. Provide assistance to City employees in the purchase of commodities and services while ensuring inclusivity in the procurement process through fair and open competition.

Department Objective:

Performance Measures: Request for Bids, Request for Proposals, and Request for Quotes received from Minority and Women Business Enterprises Number of bids received by MBE/WBE vendors Number of bids awarded to MBE/WBE vendors Percentage of bids from MBE/WBE vendors that were successful

FY 2025 Projected

FY 2026 Estimate

FY 2022

FY 2023

FY 2024

17

18

7

15

15

12

6

0

5

5

70%

33%

0%

33%

33%

Central Services

Partnerships and Engagement

Strategic Plan Value:

To provide quality service to City departments, protect the City’s legal interests, and act responsibly on behalf of the public by maintaining the integrity of the City’s procurement system through the encouragement of fair and open competition. To achieve efficiency and cost savings by utilizing resources, technology, sharing of resources, or other methods in order to provide cost effective services to the residents of Iowa City.

Department Goal:

Department Objective:

Performance Measures: Cost Savings for Standard Letters Processed

FY 2025 Projected

FY 2026 Estimate

FY 2022

FY 2023

FY 2024

Quantity of Standard Letters

101,376

100,089

92,025

90,000

88,000

Cost Savings Using City Mail Machine/Mailing Services vs. Standard Mail

$9,582

$7,161

$8,732

$8,000

$7,950

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