On February 6, 2015, the EVCBA sent a memo to all UT System Chief Business Officers regarding the implementation of Governor Abbott's January 28, 2015 letter. Basically directives in the memo addressed the Governor’s request for more transparency with key points such as:
• Public disclosure of all no bid contracts and public justification of those methods.
• Require agency employees to disclose possible conflicts of interest, including prohibiting contracts with business entities in which leadership or staff have a financial interest.
• Require that the agency's board chair or designee sign any contract valued at more than $1 million and for procurements of more than $5 million, require the agency’s central office or procurement director to
• Public disclosure of all no bid contracts and public justification of those methods.
• Require agency employees to disclose possible conflicts of interest, including prohibiting contracts with business entities in which leadership or staff have a financial interest.
• Require that the agency's board chair or designee sign any contract valued at more than $1 million and for procurements of more than $5 million, require the agency’s central office or procurement director to