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Commission reviews line-item budget and $5,000 purchasing limit for safety items
Summary
Staff presented a detailed line-item budget for the commission and commissioners discussed using available funds for driver-feedback signs, pedestrian beacons, and small safety items; purchases under $5,000 per vendor may be made with a procurement card but larger reallocations require council approval.
Staff walked commissioners through the commission's newly itemized line-item budget and explained which object codes can fund driver-feedback signs and pedestrian-beacon hardware without additional council approval.
Commissioners discussed potential short-term purchases such as flyers, reflective armbands and small safety trinkets for outreach, and longer-term capital items such as driver-feedback signs and flashing beacons. Staff clarified the town's procurement threshold: P-card purchases under $5,000 per vendor are permitted; larger reallocation or capital changes require council approval through the established process.
Commissioners asked staff to prepare cost estimates and vendor options and to coordinate purchases with police outreach efforts and community events. One commissioner volunteered to draft a QR-code–linked flyer for fall outreach and staff agreed to create a web landing page for distribution.
