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Council adopts purchasing‑policy amendments after debate over Class C road thresholds
Summary
Council approved Resolution 25‑05 to update the city's purchasing policy and to fold Class C road limits into the public works table after members debated whether to use 50% local caps or align fully with state bid limits.
Peter Hendrick, the city's finance director, presented Resolution 25‑05 as an update to the purchasing policy that primarily aligns local tables with changing state bid limits for building improvements, public works and class C roads. "the references to the charts and the appendices at the end that reference the state limits associated with different project types" he said, arguing the edits were largely to reflect state changes.
Councilors debated whether to adopt the state limits or set a lower local percentage for Class C roads. Council member Stewart said she would "feel better at 50%" for the cap, while other council members argued the city should use the state's published limits to avoid arbitrary local percentages and administrative hassle. After discussion, the mayor called for a motion to approve Resolution 25‑05 with edits (fixing section 9.02 and moving Class C into the public works table); the motion passed on roll call. The council agreed staff could return with a revised draft or amendments later if further adjustments were desired.
Councilors also asked staff for clarifying edits in the packet (page and subsection fixes) and for confirmation of bid process language. Staff said references to the state matrices will be updated each year as the state changes its bid‑limit tables.
