Committee approves revised contracting policy structure to streamline approvals

Sep 23, 2026

Staff presented a restructured contracting policy split into three stand-alone policies and described a new departmental contract-administrator workflow, OnBase/DocuSign integration and clearer triage between purchasing and legal; the committee approved sending the item to finance and the full board.

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Al, a staff representative from the administrator's office, told commissioners the existing contracting policy was split into three separate policies with procedures to make requirements clearer and more consistent across the organization. He said the review involved informational sessions, work teams and multiple revisions. “This new structure is intended to make the requirements easier to understand and apply consistently across the organization,” he said.

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