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Council briefed on updates to purchasing policy, competitive-bid threshold raised to $100,000
5665758 · August 12, 2025
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Summary
Staff presented amendments to the city's purchasing policy to align with recent state-law changes, raise the competitive-bid threshold to $100,000, add cybersecurity purchasing requirements for a Cyberstar program, and clarify credit-card and surplus-property procedures.
City staff briefed the Texarkana City Council on proposed changes to the municipal purchasing policy intended to align local procedures with recent state-law changes and internal process updates.
Reed Russell, who presented the item, said the draft…
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