Senior Staff - Purchasing's Name Change FINAL.pdf

The document discusses the historical evolution of the purchasing profession into a more comprehensive procurement function, highlighting the shift in terminology from "purchasing" to "procurement" to better reflect the expanded scope of services provided. It mentions several major professional procurement associations that have changed their names and certification titles to incorporate "procurement" instead of "purchasing." The proposed action in the document is to change the name of the Purchasing & Contracts Division to the Procurement Division, effective December 1, 2013. It outlines the areas impacted by the name change and the minimal financial impact expected.