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Mount Clemens commission introduces ordinance to align purchasing rules with charter, raising informal bid threshold to $15,000

Mount Clemens City Commission · March 9, 2026
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Summary

The Mount Clemens City Commission voted to introduce an ordinance that updates the city's purchasing ordinance to match a 2021 charter amendment, increasing the dollar threshold for purchases made without formal sealed bids from $1,500 to $15,000 and setting adoption for March 16, 2026.

The Mount Clemens City Commission voted to introduce an ordinance that amends the city's purchasing rules to match a 2021 charter amendment increasing the informal bid threshold to $15,000.

City Manager Shipman told commissioners the ordinance corrects an inconsistency between the city charter – which voters amended in 2021 –…

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