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Sarasota News Leader November 2, 2012 procurement experience in Venice, the news release says. He is a Certified Public Procure- ment Officer, a Certified Professional Public Buyer and a Florida Certified Contract Man- ager. Raney is a member of the National Institute of Governmental Purchasing and the Florida Association of Public Purchasing Officers, the release adds. Following a 2011 scandal in the Procurement Department that led to dismissal of employees and the resignation of then-County Adminis- trator Jim Ley, Interim County Administrator Page 68 Terry Lewis began taking measures in the summer of 2011 to improve practices in the department. County Administrator Randall Reid has car- ried on that effort since he took his position in January. The County Commission also recent- ly approved new proposals suggested by Pro- curement Official Ted Coyman and his staff to incorporate higher standards in the depart- ment's work, including new ethics guidelines. Coyman was appointed to his position in late July. COMMISSIONER RECOGNIZED FOR SERVICE TO COMMUNITY, CHAMBER During the 92nd Annual Membership Meet- ing of the Greater Sarasota Chamber of Com- merce, held on Oct. 22, Sarasota County Commissioner Joe Barbetta received the Del Borgsdorf Award. Barbetta was honored before a capacity crowd of more than 550 business and com- munity leaders attending the meeting at the Hyatt Regency Sarasota, according to a cham- ber news release. The Del Borgsdorf Award is for "demonstrat- ed achievement in building bridges and cre- ating public-private partnerships by uniting business, government, and civic interests to create a stronger Greater Sarasota." Sarasota County Commissioner Joe Barbetta/ Photo by Norman Schimmel Press Releases & News Tips News@SarasotaNewsLeader.com