Benton County advances changes to procurement thresholds; first reading approved
After a staff presentation, the board held a public hearing and voted to amend Benton County Code Chapter 2 to raise procurement thresholds (small procurement to $35,000; large procurement aligned at $250,000) and conducted the first reading of Ordinance 2026-0329; the ordinance will return for a second reading Feb. 17.
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County procurement staff presented proposed updates to procurement thresholds during a public hearing after noting thresholds had not been adjusted since 2014. Karen Vaughn and procurement staff explained the proposal: raise the small procurement threshold to $35,000, set the intermediate (three-bid) range up to $249,999, and align large procurements with a $250,000 threshold. Certain exemptions and price-agreement rules were also described.
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