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Finance director outlines procurement centralization, $13.5M in purchase orders and new GASB liability
Summary
Finance Director Cecilia Ward told the Dallas City Council the city centralized purchasing with a new procurement specialist, processed about 111 purchase orders totaling roughly $13.5 million last fiscal year, and is implementing a new GASB requirement for compensated‑absences liability that will increase reported liabilities.
Finance Director Cecilia Ward told the Dallas City Council at its Sept. 2, 2025 work session that the city has centralized purchasing under a new procurement specialist and strengthened purchase‑order oversight.
"We did add 1 FTE this past year, which was the procurement specialist," Ward said, describing the role as a centralized reviewer of purchase orders, by‑decision forms and bid documentation required for purchases over $10,000.
Ward described the city's purchasing rules: purchases above $10,000 require a purchase order and a by‑decision form explaining whether the purchase used the state procurement site or an open market process; frequently purchases tied to the capital improvement plan require a purchase order regardless of other conditions. She told council that…
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