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Sanford staff proposes broader purchasing thresholds; commission asks for $100,000 cap review
Summary
City staff proposed enlarging purchasing thresholds and expanding competition exemptions in a 57‑page draft policy. Staff proposed raising some quote thresholds and commission approval thresholds; commissioners directed staff to return with a $100,000 commission‑approval threshold for further consideration.
Sanford staff presented a comprehensive rewrite of the city’s purchasing policy on Sept. 22 that would increase dollar thresholds for quotes and commission approval and add several competition exemptions used by peer jurisdictions. Commissioners asked for one change before the next meeting: raise the commission‑approval threshold to $100,000 for review at the next session.
Staff circulated the current policy and a proposed replacement (57 pages vs. the current 11) and outlined…
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