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Anacortes council adopts purchasing policy updates to reflect state law changes
Summary
The council voted Oct. 6 to adopt an updated purchasing policy that incorporates recent state legislative changes affecting public works procurement, apprenticeship requirements and small works roster procedures; staff recommended against authorizing direct contracting under the new law because of tracking and reporting burdens.
The Anacortes City Council on Oct. 6 unanimously adopted a resolution updating the city’s purchasing policy to incorporate recent changes in state law affecting public-works procurement, small works rosters and apprenticeship utilization requirements.
Tiffany Mattson, the city’s contract specialist, told the council most edits were minor or editorial but highlighted several substantive changes in the public-works section that reflect 2024 state law updates. Staff presented the redline and clean versions of the proposed resolution and recommended adoption.
Major changes described to council
Staff described these main changes that will appear in the updated policy:
- Small works roster threshold and direct contracting: the small works roster remains…
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