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Board pushes purchasing-policy rewrite back for clearer policy/regulation split after debate over thresholds
Summary
Board members debated a condensed purchasing policy that would raise small-purchase thresholds and combine policy and regulations; the board agreed to pull the item and return it to staff for revision that separates governance (policy) from operations (regulations).
The Clarke County Board of Education on Tuesday agreed to send a revised purchasing policy (DJE) back to staff after objections from several board members about merging the policy and operational regulations and unclear procurement thresholds.
Board members and staff discussed a rewrite that condenses a roughly 12-page policy/regulation package into a single shorter document and raises the district's small-purchase threshold from $3,500 to $10,000 to align with the federal micro-purchase guideline. Proponents, including finance and purchasing staff, said the change would reduce paperwork for bookkeepers and purchasing staff and would match many neighboring districts. Purchasing supervisor Miss Jackson said the change 'would alleviate a lot of work' and could increase opportunities for minority vendors because schools would handle vendor outreach at the local level.
Opponents raised two separate, substantive concerns. Several board members said combining the…
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