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County staff propose enforcing purchase orders over $250 and quarterly revenue claims to improve fund estimates
Summary
Tompkins County finance staff told the Budget, Capital and Personnel Committee they will push to enforce a longstanding $250 purchase‑order policy and require departments to submit quarterly revenue claims to improve real‑time fund balance estimates.
Tompkins County finance staff proposed a tightened procurement and requisition process at the April 10 Budget, Capital and Personnel Committee meeting, saying stricter enforcement will help the county estimate fund balance throughout the year.
Daryl Tuttle, part of the finance and IT team working on the county’s requisition‑to‑purchase order workflow, told the committee the county currently lacks a critical software module for electronic requisition approvals and will rely more on formal purchase orders in the near term. He said the team will recommend requiring purchase orders for purchases over $250 and will provide training for…
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