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FPUA adopts single annual approval for routine warehouse inventory, authorizes up to $10 million for FY purchases

Fort Pierce Utilities Authority Board · January 21, 2025
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Summary

The board adopted a new warehouse purchasing policy to replace dozens of item‑level approvals with a single annual authorization (1XAA) for warehouse SKUs. Staff asked for and received approval to spend up to $10 million on stocked items through the fiscal year, with quarterly audits and report backs.

FPUA staff asked the board to approve a new "one‑time annual approval" policy (1XAA) to streamline recurring purchases for warehouse inventory. Daniel Rutherford, chief operating officer, and Andrew Gautier, supply chain supervisor, described the proposal as a way to eliminate hundreds of separate approvals and dozens of spreadsheets used to track rolling 12‑month thresholds for roughly 2,800 SKUs.

Rutherford said warehouse…

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