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Osage City raises City Manager spending authority to $15,000 and updates purchasing policy
Summary
Council adopted a revised purchasing policy, increasing the City Manager's spending authority from $10,000 to $15,000 and striking paragraph 15 to reduce unstructured Department Head purchasing authority. The change was approved unanimously.
City Manager Katie Hodge presented a revised purchasing policy to the council on June 10, noting the document’s last recorded update was in 2008 and recommending an increase in the City Manager’s spending authority from $10,000 to $15,000. Hodge also recommended striking paragraph 15, which she described in the minutes as loosely worded and allowing Department Heads additional purchasing authority without significant oversight.
Council Member Susan Smith moved to adopt the revised purchasing policy and to increase the City Manager's spending authority to $15,000; Mike Handly seconded the motion and the council voted 8-0 to approve the change. The meeting minutes do not record additional procedural constraints or reporting requirements tied to the new spending limit.
