After audit concerns, commission updates purchasing ordinance; vote 9–1
Commissioners voted to adopt updates to the purchasing manual that raise several procurement thresholds; critics warned the higher limits could dilute oversight and asked for additional auditor review.
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The commission adopted revisions to the county purchasing ordinance that update procurement thresholds and modernize procurement language. The changes include higher quote and approval thresholds and clarified authority for the purchasing administrator — items staff characterized as modernization of a manual dating largely to 1992.
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