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Committee reviews new contracts policy (DHA); discusses $250,000 threshold and quarterly reporting
Summary
The policy committee examined a proposed contracts policy (DHA) that would set a $250,000 threshold for board review of contracts, discussed adding a quarterly report of contracts over $50,000, and considered a budget-year listing of operational contracts to limit repetitive approvals.
Dorchester 02 staff presented a draft contracts policy (DHA) on April 28, proposing procedures for board review and signing authority for contracts and asking for committee input on thresholds and reporting.
Staff said the draft is based on a model policy from "Scasmo" and recommended removing a paragraph of the model that would have required board review any time the district received payment under a contract; staff characterized that requirement as unclear…
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