Policy committee recommends consolidated procurement policy, procurement-card rules and renumbering for board review March 24

The Hatboro-Horsham School District policy committee reviewed several proposed revisions to finance and procurement policies on March 10, 2024 and recommended that the board consider first readings and renumbering at the March 24 legislative action meeting.

Bill Stone, Director of Business Affairs, told the policy committee the administration proposes to consolidate several purchasing policies into a single procurement policy (new/updated policy 610) and retire policies 611, 612 and 613. Stone said, "we're combining 4 policies into 1," and that the change is meant to simplify district purchasing practices and align thresholds with state and federal adjustments.

The committee discussed delegation, thresholds and federal compliance. Stone said the state bid threshold currently in state code is $23,800 and recommended delegating authority to the superintendent or designee to approve contracts below the…