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Council directs draft ordinance to update procurement limits and emergency spending authority
Summary
Manager urged changes to require three quotes instead of an RFP for smaller purchases and to authorize emergency expenditures up to $35,000 by the Town Manager; town attorney supported the approach and council asked staff to return an ordinance for consideration.
Town Manager Suzanne Harvey told the council the procurement code has not been updated in years and that current dollar thresholds are outdated. She proposed requiring three quotes rather than a formal RFP for projects under the threshold and asked that the Town Manager be empowered to approve emergency expenditures up to $35,000.
Town Attorney Thomas Benavidez supported the proposed changes. Mayor Johann R. Wallace directed staff to prepare an ordinance reflecting these updates for consideration at a future council meeting.
