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Polk County raises competitive-bid threshold for elected officials after SB 1173 lift
Summary
Following state Senate Bill 1173, commissioners voted to raise Polk County's competitive-procurement threshold for elected officials from $50,000 to $100,000 while keeping department-level rules tighter; staff were asked to clarify departmental guidance.
Polk County commissioners discussed the implications of Texas Senate Bill 1173, which increased the state competitive-procurement threshold from $50,000 to $100,000, and approved lifting the county threshold for elected officials accordingly while leaving department-level purchasing guidance unchanged.
State law requires local governments to use competitive procurement when purchases exceed the statutory threshold; SB 1173 raised that threshold from $50,000 to $100,000. County staff…
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