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Board questions procurement rules after large emergency purchases; Help Me app rollout paused
Summary
Hamilton County Board members reviewed purchasing and emergency‑purchase policy language, discussed a recent large HVAC emergency purchase and the Help Me app contract; staff said the contract rollout has been delayed and will be brought back to the board for input.
Board members spent substantial time reviewing board policies on purchasing, bids, emergency purchases and procurement authority at a policy work session.
District staff explained that emergency purchases may be routed to the board’s executive committee for immediate action and then brought to the full board for ratification. Board members pressed staff about thresholds and budget authority for routine purchases, with several asking where limits are set and how purchases not in the adopted budget are handled.
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