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Councilors press purchasing director over repeated $9,999.99 purchase orders, request Munis export and SOP

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Councilors questioned the purchasing process after records showed multiple purchase orders of $9,999.99 to the same vendor in the same month and requested a Munis export and the city's purchasing SOP.

Councilors questioned the purchasing process after council members presented procurement records that showed multiple purchase orders of $9,999.99 to the same vendor within the same month.

A councilor asked the purchasing director, Rebecca, for a CSV export from the Munis financial system showing purchase orders from May 2022 to present that match the $9,999.99 pattern and all purchase orders for facilities and the Department of Community Maintenance (DCM). The councilor said he had Munis reports that conflicted with earlier assurances that $9,999.99 split orders were no longer used.

Rebecca, the purchasing director, explained the difference…

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