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County staff outline procurement threshold changes; commissioners ask for clearer dollar examples
Summary
Commissioners discussed proposed edits to procurement thresholds and exemptions, including how to treat bundled hardware/software purchases and cooperative purchasing; staff said current tiers are under $5,000 and $5,000–$25,000, and asked for further examples to assess impact.
Umatilla County staff presented proposed revisions to the county procurement code, describing tiered thresholds and targeted exemptions and prompting commissioners to ask for more concrete cost examples and clarifications about bundled purchases.
Staff member (S7) said the draft edits would preserve small-purchase tiers (including an under-$5,000 tier) and a…
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