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Council holds first reading of procurement ordinance to shift duties, raise thresholds
Summary
Ordinance No. 2026-05 was introduced to move procurement responsibilities from the Town Clerk to the Town Manager and raise dollar thresholds for procurement methods; the item received its first reading with no final action taken.
Mayor Wallace introduced Ordinance No. 2026-05 at the April 9 meeting, described in the agenda as "AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL, AMENDING THE TOWN CODE TITLE 3 'REVENUE AND FINANCE,' CHAPTER 3.05 'PROCUREMENT AND INVESTMENT,' TO ADOPT CHANGES TO PROCUREMENT REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES BY SHIFTING RESPONSIBILITIES FROM THE TOWN CLERK TO THE TOWN MANAGER AND RAISING THE DOLLAR AMOUNT THRESHOLDS FOR THE VARIOUS PROCUREMENT METHODS."
Council treated the item as a first reading; the minutes explicitly note "No action taken, this is the first reading." The transcript does not record additional debate or amendment during this meeting; further consideration will occur at a subsequent meeting if council places it on a future agenda.
