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District staff proposes raising contract signature authority to $100,000 to speed school services
Summary
Saint Lucie Public Schools finance staff proposed raising the district's contract signature authority from $50,000 to $100,000 and increasing the quote threshold from $8,000 to $10,000 to reduce delays for student services; the board signaled support and asked for ongoing transparency and an itemized informational report after approvals.
Kim Albritton, a representative of the district's finance department, asked the board July 29 to raise the contract signature authority from $50,000 to $100,000 and to increase the district's quote threshold from $8,000 to $10,000, a change staff said would match federal quote thresholds and speed procurement for services such as special education and mental‑health contracts.
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