Council holds first reading to raise emergency procurement threshold to $100,000

Marine City Council on Aug. 28 held the first reading of Ordinance 2195-25, which would amend Marine Codified Ordinance Section 159.01 to permit the city manager to authorize emergency procurements of services and supplies up to $100,000 without competitive bidding.
The item was read on first reading and was scheduled for a second reading and final adoption at the Sept. 11 regular council meeting. No final vote was taken on Aug. 28.
City officials said the change would be limited to emergency situations requiring immediate procurement; no additional policy language or examples were attached to the first-reading record. The council did not adopt the ordinance on Aug. 28 and did not direct staff to make substantive textual changes at the first-reading session.