Committee votes 5–1 to raise county purchasing bid threshold to $25,000

The Claiborne County Financial Management Committee voted 5–1 to send a resolution to the County Commission recommending that the county raise its purchasing bid threshold from $15,000 to $25,000. The motion passed after Finance Director Eric Pearson said increasing the threshold would streamline procurement and align the county with other Act 81 counties and the Highway Department, which already operate at that level.