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Timnath council adopts higher purchasing thresholds to speed procurement
Summary
Council unanimously adopted Ordinance 8 (Series 2025) raising procurement delegation and competitive-bid thresholds; staff said the changes align Timnath with similar-sized municipalities and will be supported by a new electronic requisition system.
The Timnath Town Council on June 24 adopted an amended purchasing policy that raises internal approval thresholds and adjusts the competitive-bid threshold, Finance Director Lisa Galliardi told the council during a public hearing and second-reading vote.
Under the adopted changes, town manager delegation and council-authorization thresholds increase to the $100,000 range (council action triggers above $100,000), department-head delegation rises to $50,000, department delegation to $25,000 and the competitive-bid threshold…
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