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Board orders ARPA contract audit and tighter procurement rules after contract concerns
Summary
Supervisors directed an internal audit of ARPA-funded contracts within 90 days, instructed the CEO and procurement office to create stronger review policies for board-directed discretionary contracts, and approved revisions to the contract policy manual to increase oversight and training.
On Sept. 24 the Orange County Board of Supervisors approved a package of measures designed to tighten oversight of American Rescue Plan Act-funded contracts and county discretionary procurements.
The board directed the internal auditor to complete a risk assessment of ARPA-funded contracts within 90 days and asked the interim CEO to draft a policy requiring the County Procurement Office to review and return board-directed discretionary contracts for approval.…
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