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Gahanna staff outlines procurement changes; council debates $250,000 approval threshold and requests more reporting
Summary
City staff proposed updates to procurement thresholds, prequalification of professional services and procedural clarifications. Several councilmembers questioned whether the $250,000 council‑approval threshold (adopted in 2022) is too high and asked staff to return the ordinance to committee with additional reporting and answers to member questions.
Director Harris presented recommended changes to the city's procurement policy intended to align with federal uniform guidance and Ohio law. Key points included raising petty cash to $100 (from $50), retaining a $10,000 micro‑purchase threshold, keeping the small purchase threshold at $250,000 (while noting federal thresholds have increased to $15,000 and $350,000 respectively), and clarifying sealed‑bid and competitive‑proposal processes.
Harris described a prequalification (RFQ) approach for certain professional services — floodplain management, traffic signal coordination and other…
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