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Select Board reviews proposed procurement threshold increases for town bylaws
Summary
Finance staff recommended updating the town bylaw thresholds for contract authority to align with state procurement guidance; the Select Board discussed raising department head authority from $3,000 to $10,000 and creating a $10,001–$50,000 threshold and a $50,001+ threshold.
Select Board members discussed proposed amendments to Article 6 of the town bylaws Sept. 29 that would raise the thresholds for contracting authority and align local practice with state procurement guidance.
Finance Director Jody told the board that the current bylaw thresholds are low compared with comparable communities and state sound‑business practice guidance;…
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