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Committee reviews contract ratification policy; questions raised about $70,000 threshold and vendor risk
Summary
Commissioners asked staff and legal about the county's contract ratification process, the $70,000 post-ratification threshold in the contracting policy and vendor exposure if the board declines to ratify signed contracts.
County staff and commissioners discussed the county’s contracting authorization and ratification process, focusing on the policy that allows certain contracts to be signed and later ratified by the board when the contract amount falls below established thresholds.
Staff explained that the county uses a post-ratification process for contracts under the current $70,000 threshold: contracts are reviewed by corporate counsel and fiscal services, signed by authorized staff, and then brought to the board for ratification at a subsequent meeting. The process was designed to allow operations to proceed without…
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