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Council questions proposed purchasing code changes, asks for limits comparison and clearer language on award criteria
Summary
Finance staff proposed updating municipal purchasing thresholds and delegation limits to align with a recent state construction cost accounting change; councilmembers raised concerns about raising city manager authority, requested comparisons with neighboring jurisdictions and asked that cost remain an explicit factor in award language.
The council discussed proposed updates to Chapter 3.08 of the municipal code to modernize the city’s purchasing and delegation thresholds and align some limits with the California Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Act (CUPCCAA) changes that took effect in January 2025.
Finance Director Kim Sitton summarized the proposal to increase authorization limits (for example, aligning public project thresholds with CUPCCAA and proposing $75,000 for department directors and $220,000 for the city manager under one…
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