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Tulare County board introduces ordinance updates to purchasing, raising equipment and public‑works thresholds
Summary
The board unanimously introduced two ordinances to align county purchasing rules with federal and state changes: raising capital equipment threshold to $10,000 and updating UPCA public‑works bidding thresholds to $75,000 (no‑bid) and $220,000 (informal bids). Adoption is set for July 8.
The Tulare County Board of Supervisors unanimously moved to introduce two ordinance amendments from the General Services Agency intended to align county purchasing rules with updated federal and state standards.
The first ordinance, presented by Brooke Sisk and Maria Lopez of the General Services Agency and Purchasing Division, would amend Section 135‑10 of the County Ordinance Code to raise the equipment capitalization threshold from $5,000 to $10,000. Maria Lopez said the change follows revised guidance from the Office of Management and Budget under Title 2 of the Code of Federal Regulations (effective for federal awards issued on or after Oct. 1, 2024) and…
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