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Defiance council adopts ordinance to align city bidding threshold with state level
Summary
The council adopted an ordinance amending Section 151.03 of the City of Defiance codified ordinances to mirror the Ohio Department of Commerce's annual competitive bidding threshold (recently raised to $77,250); council discussed transparency safeguards before adopting the change.
The Defiance City Council voted on March 4 to adopt an ordinance amending Section 151.03 of the city codified ordinances to align the city’s competitive-bidding threshold with the annual figure set by the Ohio Department of Commerce.
City staff member Mister O'Donnell presented the proposal, saying the Ohio General Assembly increased the competitive-bidding threshold for political subdivisions from $50,000 to $75,000 and that the state now sets an annual adjusted threshold—this year at $77,250. O'Donnell said the change would reduce advertising…
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