Kent County holds public hearing on broad updates to purchasing rules
County staff and the county attorney presented proposed updates to Kent County's purchasing chapter that would raise departmental signing authorities, increase competitive-bidding thresholds, require public advertising for larger solicitations and add contract protections; the board heard testimony and took no final legislative vote at the hearing.
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Kent County commissioners held a public hearing on proposed updates to the county's purchasing chapter that county staff said are designed "to modernize and update our purchasing legislation." County Attorney Robert Mauer opened the hearing and Director Joanne McNamara walked commissioners through the changes, which include raising department director signature authority to $25,000, expanding special signatory authority for the public-works director and sheriff to $50,000, and increasing the county-administrator limit to $100,000 while permitting limited delegation up to $50,000.
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