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Pembroke Park staff push to raise manager's purchasing threshold to $25,000; ordinance to be amended

Town Commission of the Town of Pembroke Park · October 30, 2025
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Summary

Town procurement advisers recommended raising the town manager's purchasing approval limit to $25,000 on Oct. 29 to align Pembroke Park with neighboring municipalities and reduce administrative delays.

Town procurement thresholds were the focus of a workshop discussion on Oct. 29 after staff presented an ordinance to update Chapter 2 of the town code.

Donna Rockfield, the town's procurement consultant, told commissioners she had compared Pembroke Park's limits with other Broward County municipalities and found the town's manager-level approval threshold among the lowest in the area. She recommended increasing the manager's approval…

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