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Granbury adopts comprehensive procurement ordinance; council debates raising council review threshold to $100,000
Summary
The council adopted ordinance 25‑70 to formalize a new purchasing policy that updates authority levels, emphasizes HUB outreach and grants the city manager contracting authority below $100,000; debate focused on whether to retain a $50,000 council review threshold or follow the state law change to $100,000.
The Granbury City Council unanimously adopted ordinance No. 25‑70 on Oct. 21 to replace the city's prior purchasing policy with a comprehensive procurement and purchasing ordinance that sets purchase thresholds, requires written quotes and establishes central oversight.
City finance staff and the city's procurement manager described the policy as a hybrid model that balances department-level purchasing with centralized review. Under the ordinance the council adopted, department heads can procure items under $3,000 directly; purchases between $3,000 and $25,000 require three written quotes and an attempt to reach HUB (Historically Underutilized Businesses) vendors; purchases from $25,000 to $50,000 require…
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