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Board leaves $25,000 purchase threshold in place, asks administration to tighten definitions and reporting
Summary
After an extended study-session discussion, the Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools board agreed to keep the current $25,000 threshold for items reported to the board but asked staff to write clearer procedural language that separates recurring payments from one-time purchase orders.
The Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools Board of Education left its current $25,000 threshold for purchase orders in place but directed administration to write clearer procedures that define which transactions must be reported to the board.
Board members debated whether to raise the threshold — several staff and board members said $25,000 is low for a district the district’s size and that capital and recurring purchases can quickly exceed that level. "$25,000 is fairly low," said a…
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