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Volusia board workshop moves to raise procurement thresholds, keep construction cap at $325,000
Summary
At a school board workshop, staff proposed raising delegated purchasing authorities across several levels to reduce delays; trustees agreed to keep the $325,000 construction threshold required by state law, requested quarterly informational reports and asked staff to update related policy language.
At a Volusia County School Board workshop, district staff proposed revisions to Policy 702 (Purchasing/Procurement) that would raise delegated spending thresholds for multiple job classes and streamline informal procurement to reduce delays.
The changes presented would add coordinators and supervisors with delegated authority up to $5,000, raise informal procurement limits (currently $20,000) to $35,000, allow cabinet members authority up to $50,000 and expand the superintendent’s signing authority to $100,000. Staff said the changes are intended to align Volusia’s policy with neighboring districts and reflect inflation and efficiency needs. Deidra Wittenberger, who spoke for the finance office, told trustees, “We actually look at things cumulatively and that is referred to in the policy,” meaning the district will track spending by vendor and fiscal year rather than treating each…
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