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Jacksonville Beach council OKs first reading to raise bid threshold to $50,000; second reading set for Dec. 15
Summary
On first reading the Jacksonville Beach City Council approved an ordinance to raise the city's formal bid threshold from $25,000 to $50,000, renaming the purchasing manual the —procurement manual—; the ordinance returns for a second reading Dec. 15, 2025.
Jacksonville Beach's City Council gave unanimous approval on first reading to an ordinance that would raise the city's competitive bid threshold from $25,000 to $50,000 and rename the purchasing manual the —procurement manual.— The council scheduled a second reading for Dec. 15, 2025.
Ashley Gossett, the city's chief financial officer, told the council the changes follow a strategic review of the purchasing policy last updated in 2008. "The ordinance before you will increase the city's bid threshold from 25,000 to 50,000 and rename the purchasing manual to the procurement manual to reflect the broader scope of sourcing goods and services," Gossett said.
Gossett said staff reviewed peer municipalities and other utility providers and considered inflation since 2008 when proposing the $50,000 threshold. The ordinance also repeals obsolete code sections, including a definitions section and a provision on a uniform accounting system, which Gossett said is redundant because state law prescribes the chart of accounts.
Councilmember Wouters asked why Jacksonville Beach proposed a $50,000 threshold when the state recently raised its threshold to $35,000. Gossett replied that the city's proposal reflects local benchmarking and inflation adjustments and that the change is intended to —right-size— the need for competitive bidding.
The ordinance was read into the record by title and opened for a public hearing; no members of the public spoke. In the subsequent roll call, council members Golding, Horn, Janssen, Sutton, Wagner and Mayor Hoffman voted yes; Council member Waters recorded a no vote. The motion to approve the ordinance on first reading carried.
If the council adopts the ordinance at the Dec. 15 second reading, staff will bring forward a resolution to adopt the new procurement manual and implement the amended code sections.
Next steps: the ordinance returns for a required second reading on Dec. 15, 2025, at which point the council may adopt the final ordinance and the procurement manual will be brought forward for adoption.
