The Village of Hoffman Estates Board of Trustees on Sept. 8 approved an ordinance establishing a formal procurement chapter in the municipal code and increased the village managerspending authority from $30,000 to $50,000.

The adopted ordinance, described at the meeting as establishing Chapter 19 (Procurement) and amending section 4-7-4 of the Municipal Code, was approved after a roll-call vote. Mayor McLeod voted no; other trustees voted in favor and the motion carried.

The change was raised during the board discussion when Mayor McLeod asked, "And this would raise this manager's spending authority of 50,000 from 30,000. Is that correct?" A staff member answered, "Yes." Trustees who spoke did not request additional public hearings or amendments during the discussion.

The ordinance centralizes procurement rules in a new chapter of the municipal code and, according to board comments at the meeting, increases administrative flexibility by raising the single-purchase threshold the manager may approve without separate board authorization. The village did not present detailed examples at the meeting of the types of contracts or purchases this change is intended to cover.

Formal roll call was taken after the motion and second; Mayor McLeod recorded a dissenting vote while the motion otherwise carried. No additional conditions or amendments were attached to the approval.

The ordinance text and related contract language were part of the meeting packet attached to the agenda; staff said it "cleaned up" language in existing rules but did not provide further substantive changes in open session.

The change takes effect in the municipal code as adopted unless a later effective date specified in the ordinance applies (the meeting record did not state an effective date).