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Commission raises county purchasing threshold in Chapter 105 overhaul, 4‑1

5823100 · September 23, 2025
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Summary

The Board voted 4‑1 to repeal and replace Chapter 105 of the county code, reordering purchasing rules and raising the county administrator’s approval threshold from $75,000 to $200,000; the change also adds procurement‑manager authority and new disclosure rules for employees and commissioners doing business with the county.

The Board of County Commissioners on Sept. 23 held a public hearing and voted 4‑1 to repeal and replace Chapter 105 of the Indian River County Code, the county purchasing ordinance, and to adopt a restructured procurement framework and revised thresholds effective Oct. 1.

Jennifer Hyde, county procurement manager, told the board the rewrite reorganizes existing material to place policy in the code and procedures in a procurement manual.…

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