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Commissioners approve joint purchasing participation; discuss local purchasing policy and class-action notice involving Walgreens
Summary
Rush County commissioners approved a resolution to participate in a state joint-purchasing plan, discussed a draft local purchasing policy clarifying thresholds for purchases under $50,000 and $5,000, and reviewed a class-action notice concerning alleged Walgreens overcharges that Commissioner Ron Jarman signed April 9.
Rush County commissioners voted to authorize the county to participate in a state joint-purchasing plan and discussed a proposed local purchasing policy that would clarify thresholds and streamline small purchases. Separately, the board reviewed a class-action settlement notice involving Walgreens and noted that Commissioner Ron Jarman signed relevant documents on April 9.
Speaker 2 described the draft local purchasing policy and said it would give the county more flexibility for purchases below certain thresholds. "If you have a purchase policy in place it has more flexibility…
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