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DeBary council adopts updated purchasing policy, raises city manager approval threshold
Summary
The council adopted an updated purchasing policy that raises the city manager’s approval threshold to $50,000 and formalizes thresholds and procurement steps for purchases.
The City of DeBary adopted Resolution 2025‑21 to update its purchasing policy and procedures manual, raising several thresholds and clarifying procurement methods.
Finance Director Liz Bauer summarized the changes: purchases below $1,000 may be awarded on one verbal quote and approved by the department head or designated assistant manager; purchases from $1,000 to $12,000 require one written quote and approval by the city manager or designee; purchases greater than $12,000 up to $50,000 require three written quotes; and purchases of $50,000 or more require a formal solicitation process. The update increases the city manager’s approval threshold from $35,000 to $50,000 and consolidates procurement method descriptions to simplify administration.
Bauer noted the manual also updated sole‑source and piggyback procedures and added a directive that council should review purchasing thresholds when there is a change in city manager or finance director. The council voted unanimously to adopt the resolution.
