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Council discusses raising sale threshold, adopts plan to draft tiered procurement policy
Summary
Councilmembers discussed raising the city's $3,000 sales threshold for disposing of surplus property and considered a four-tier procurement policy (micro-purchases to formal RFPs). Staff will return a proposed ordinance with recommended dollar tiers.
Lincoln councilmembers discussed raising the threshold that triggers formal council approval when the city sells surplus property and explored a tiered procurement policy to reduce administrative fees and processing delays.
Public works and city administration explained that the current $3,000 threshold for disposition (sale) creates practical problems: small items such as mowers or a pressure washer attract third-party listing fees on external sales platforms that can approach $500, materially reducing…
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