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Committee begins review of procurement indexing and apprenticeship requirement for larger contracts

City of Independence Audit & Finance Committee · December 18, 2025
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Summary

Council members asked staff to research indexing procurement thresholds (including the $300,000 apprenticeship requirement) and present options for municipal or sector‑specific indices; procurement and finance staff will return with recommendations informed by GFOA and procurement associations.

The committee introduced a staff review of procurement policy elements, prompted by prior ordinances that tied apprenticeship requirements to a $300,000 contract threshold.

Council members asked whether those dollar thresholds should be automatically indexed…

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