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Suwannee County commissioners agree in principle to raise supervisor purchase threshold to $3,500; final policy to return to board
Summary
County commissioners and staff discussed an update to the purchasing policy to reflect electronic procurement tools and higher purchase thresholds; commissioners asked staff to return with a final draft after one minor threshold change.
Suwannee County commissioners signaled consensus June 3 to amend the county purchasing policy and raise the dollar threshold that permits supervisors to make purchases without additional approvals, tentatively setting that supervisor-level ceiling at $3,500 and asking staff to return with a finalized draft at the next meeting.
The board’s review centered on an updated purchasing manual intended to incorporate the county’s new electronic procurement platform (Bonfire), to clarify bid protest procedures and to make numeric…
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