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Council declines to suspend rules on plan to index bidding threshold; debate centers on fiscal oversight
Summary
Council debated Ordinance 2026-04, which would index the competitive-bidding threshold to an annual 3% adjustment per Ohio guidance. A motion to suspend the rules failed after one 'no' vote (Mister Malta), leaving the ordinance for a second reading and prompting questions about oversight and fraud risk.
Council considered Ordinance 2026-04, which would amend bidding procedures to increase the competitive-bidding threshold and to tie future adjustments to a 3% annual factor published by the Ohio Department of Commerce. Proponents said indexing reduces the administrative burden of frequent ordinance changes and aligns…
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