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Committee approves procurement policy, folds bids-and-quotations into board-adopted procurement manual
Summary
The committee approved renaming purchasing to procurement, accepted a procurement manual that references the St. Mary Parish accounting procurement manual, and repealed a separate bids-and-quotations policy; motions passed by voice vote.
The St. Mary Parish policy committee voted to revise district purchasing policy into a procurement policy and to use a board-reviewed procurement manual for day-to-day purchasing procedures.
The chair said the change is intended to give district staff flexibility to handle daily procurement operations while preserving board oversight: the manual would be approved by the CFO and the superintendent and…
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