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Woodland Park Board names Dwayne Ortiz temporary purchasing agent, raises bid threshold to $44,000
Summary
The board appointed Dwayne Ortiz as temporary purchasing agent and set the district bid threshold at $44,000 from Aug. 12, 2024 through Aug. 11, 2025 (reverting to $32,000 thereafter), authorizing him to prepare and receive bids per N.J. law. The motion passed 8–0.
The Woodland Park Board of Education voted Nov. 4, 2024 to appoint Dwayne Ortiz as the district’s temporary purchasing agent and to set the board’s maximum bid threshold at $44,000 for the period Aug. 12, 2024 through Aug. 11, 2025. The resolution, recorded as item 225-169, passed by roll call, 8 YES.
The motion states that the increased threshold is authorized “pursuant to N.J.A.C. 5:32-4” and cites N.J.S.A. 18A:18A-2(b) and related purchasing statutes. The board record authorizes Ortiz to prepare and advertise for bids, receive and unseal bids publicly, and to aggregate purchases and seek competitive quotations or bids where appropriate. In Ortiz’s absence, the board record authorizes Superintendent Michele Pillari to receive and unseal bids.
The resolution sets the effective threshold period through Aug. 11, 2025; the document records that, effective Aug. 12, 2025, the maximum bid threshold will revert to $32,000 unless the purchasing agent is confirmed as a Qualified Purchasing Agent. The board’s vote on the motion was recorded as 8 YES.
Action recorded: Motion (225-169) to appoint Dwayne Ortiz temporary purchasing agent and set bid threshold at $44,000 — outcome: approved (Roll Call: 8 YES).
