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Fortuna council introduces update to purchasing code, adopts new purchasing limits
Summary
City staff led council through an update to Fortuna's purchasing rules that separates procurement of goods from public works and raises department-level approval limits; council introduced Ordinance 2025-777 for first reading and adopted a resolution revising purchasing procedures.
Fortuna city staff introduced changes to the city's purchasing code and the City Council adopted revisions to the administrative purchasing procedures on a motion Thursday, saying the updates will align local rules with state law and reduce staff workload.
City staff told the council the proposed ordinance (No. 2025-777) would amend Chapter 2.5 of the Fortuna Municipal Code, separating procurement of goods from public-works contracting and aligning public-works bidding thresholds with the Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Act (CUPCA). "The procurement of goods is governed by government code section 54,202," staff said during the presentation, and the change would allow informal quote-and-negotiate procedures for many purchases of goods under $5,000.
Staff said the ordinance also…
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