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Village committee backs higher manager purchasing limit; full board defers ordinance for more review
Summary
The finance committee voted 4-3 to endorse an ordinance updating the village procurement code to raise the village manager's spending authority from $30,000 to $50,000 and to codify bidding and quote procedures; the full board later voted to defer final adoption to the next board meeting to allow more review.
Finance Committee Chairperson AJ Palafis and staff presented a proposed overhaul of the village purchasing policy on Aug. 18, 2025, including raising the village manager's spending authority from $30,000 to $50,000 and requiring competitive sealed bids for construction and public-improvement projects above $50,000. Rachel, a staff presenter, told the committee the ordinance would also require three quotes for purchases below $50,000 and expand use of cooperative purchasing agreements. "The spending authority for the village manager will go from 30,000 to 50,000, and anything above 50,000 will come to the village board for approval," Rachel said.
The proposal would allow staff to collect pricing electronically and use requests for proposals for nonconstruction procurements over $50,000. Eric, another staff member, described…
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