The Town Commission on Nov. 20 adopted Ordinance 2025-008, amending Chapter 2 of the town's code to update procurement thresholds and align ordinance language with the town's purchasing manual and consultant recommendations.

Town Attorney Trevor Horwitz explained the ordinance reflects workshop direction and sets the town manager's spending authority at $25,000; purchases of services or commodities in the amount of $25,000 or greater trigger competitive solicitation (RFP/RFQ). Commissioners asked staff to confirm which packet attachment represented the final ordinance; staff clarified the revised version with $25,000 thresholds is the governing document.

During roll call Commissioner Mohammed voted No; all other voting members supported the ordinance. The measure passed and will take effect as provided in the ordinance text.

Why it matters: Raising and clarifying procurement thresholds changes when formal solicitation is required and delegates a $25,000 spending authority to the town manager, affecting how routine purchases are processed and how quickly the town can authorize smaller procurements.