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Gahanna council pushes procurement redline back to committee over $250,000 threshold and reporting concerns
Summary
Finance staff reviewed procurement-policy revisions aligning local rules with federal guidance; councilmembers raised concerns that the $250,000 council-approval threshold is high compared with peers and asked for reporting and vendor‑diversity data. Staff will return to committee with requested information and may advance technical retainage changes separately.
The Committee of the Whole on Feb. 9 reviewed proposed updates to the city’s procurement policy, including adjustments to petty‑cash limits, micro‑purchase and small‑purchase thresholds, prequalification procedures for professional services, and sealed‑bid/competitive‑proposal rules to align with federal uniform guidance and Ohio law.
Finance staff explained that the city intentionally kept its micro‑purchase threshold at $10,000 and its small‑purchase threshold at $250,000 rather than adopting recent…
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