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Council orders study session on spending thresholds and procurement after audit concerns

City of Nogales Mayor and Council · July 3, 2025
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Summary

Council agreed to hold a study session to review the city manager and department spending limits, procurement code and possible changes after council members cited past audit findings and concerns about large unsupervised expenditures. City staff and the city attorney warned code amendments may be required.

The City Council on July 2 directed staff to schedule a study session to examine the city manager and department spending authority and related procurement code provisions after members raised concerns about past audit findings.

Councilmember John Doyle (speaker identified in transcript) argued the current manager threshold (previously raised to $100,000 in 2018) creates opportunities for unreported spending and recommended a…

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