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Council delays final decision on purchasing policy; staff to return with draft
Summary
Council discussed clarifying who may sign city contracts, including a staff proposal to authorize department directors to sign contracts up to $25,000 and require mayoral signature for larger amounts. Council asked staff to bring a written policy to the next meeting.
Council reviewed proposed changes to the purchasing policy that would clarify which city officials can sign contracts. A presenting council member said the draft would align Stafford with peer cities and suggested department directors be authorized to sign contracts up to $25,000, with contracts above that threshold signed by the mayor or mayoral designee.
Members asked staff to circulate a written summary and bring the draft purchasing policy back at the next meeting for formal consideration. "If you're okay with it 100%, we would be bringing back the purchasing policy next meeting," the presenting council member said (speaker 3). The council voted to have staff return with the draft rather than take final action that night.
