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Santa Maria council adopts amendments to purchasing guidelines, raising some thresholds amid controls and monitoring
Summary
The council approved revisions to the city’s purchasing guidelines to raise several non‑public‑works thresholds and align public works limits with state uniform public contracting rules; the vote was 4–1 with the mayor dissenting.
The Santa Maria City Council on July 1 approved amendments to the city’s purchasing guidelines manual to raise several purchasing thresholds and to align public works thresholds with state Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting (UPCCA) limits and federal procurement rules. The motion passed 4–1.
What changed: Staff proposed multiple threshold updates to reflect inflation, workload and the city’s new financial system (Workday). For non‑public‑works purchases, staff recommended raising the invoice threshold requiring a purchase order…
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