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County staff propose raising small-purchase thresholds, committee to consider ordinance changes
Summary
Purchasing staff proposed raising small-purchase thresholds and loosening some signatory rules to reduce administrative burden; the Finance Committee asked for draft ordinance language and additional safeguards before voting.
The Warwick County Finance Committee on Feb. 20 received a detailed presentation from Purchasing staff outlining five years of procedural work and proposed changes to purchasing thresholds and signatory authority intended to reduce administrative workload and speed routine purchases.
Purchasing manager Jessica (surname not specified) summarized a timeline of reforms since 2019 — including an ordinance rewrite, implementation of e-procurement software and a set of new administrative…
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