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Fortuna advances overhaul of purchasing code; council adopts revised purchasing procedures
Summary
The Fortuna City Council introduced ordinance 2025-777 to update the municipal purchasing code and adopted Resolution 2025-21 revising the city's purchasing procedures, raising approval limits and aligning thresholds with the Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Act.
The Fortuna City Council on Oct. 2025 introduced and conducted a first reading of ordinance 2025-777 to amend Chapter 2.5 of the Fortuna Municipal Code governing the city's purchasing system, and adopted Resolution 2025-21 to revise the purchasing procedures in the city's administrative policies and procedures manual.
City staff told the council the municipal code was last reviewed in 1997 and that the proposed ordinance separates procurement of goods from public works contracts, aligns bid thresholds with the Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Act (commonly referenced in the meeting as 'Kepka'), and clarifies procurement processes for architectural and engineering services and other professional services.
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