Orange County raises board‑approval threshold for contracts; new limits shift to administrative rule
The Board of County Commissioners voted to move contract approval limits out of the county code and set a higher administrative threshold intended to speed smaller contracts and ease procurement burdens on local businesses.
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The Orange County Board of County Commissioners voted 6‑1 on March 11, 2025, to revise how the county sets dollar thresholds that trigger BCC approval for procurement awards and contract amendments. The board approved an amendment to Chapter 17 of the county code that removes the numeric approval thresholds from the ordinance and instead references administrative regulations; at the same meeting the board approved a corresponding administrative regulation that raises the practical board‑approval threshold and the cumulative change‑order threshold used by county purchasing staff.
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