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Leawood council lets department directors sign contracts, adopts updated purchasing policy
Summary
The Leawood governing body amended city code to expand contract execution authority beyond the mayor and city administrator to department directors and adopted a matching purchasing policy, both passing 7–1.
The Leawood governing body voted 7–1 to amend city code so department directors can execute certain contracts and then approved an amended purchasing policy that implements those approval levels.
City staff told the council the changes implement a charter ordinance adopted Dec. 16, 2024, that expanded who may execute contracts on the city’s behalf and that the charter ordinance became effective after the required publication and waiting period. Mr. Powell, presenting the item, said the code amendments align the municipal code with that charter ordinance and the updated purchasing manual.
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