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Staff says $15,000 blanket POs should be limited; recommends adding repair charges later if needed
Summary
A staff member suggested large blanket purchase orders (cited example $15,000) are unnecessary when a truck visit can resolve an issue and recommended adding charges to POs only if an on-site repair is not possible.
A county staff member told colleagues that large blanket purchase orders — the staff cited an example amount of $15,000 — should not be used automatically when a repair might be handled by an on-site truck response. The staff member argued that if a truck visit resolves the problem, departments can avoid blanket POs and reduce administrative overhead.
"It doesn't need to be a blanket. It doesn't need to be on the 15,000," the staff member said, adding that if the truck cannot fix the issue, staff can add the necessary charges to the PO later. The exchange framed the point as a procedural recommendation rather than a formal policy change; no motion or vote was recorded on the use of blanket POs.
