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Council directs staff to draft procurement changes to raise manager authority and ease small purchases
Summary
Town Manager Suzanne Harvey proposed updates to the procurement code to replace an RFP requirement for projects over $10,000 with a three-quote process and to authorize emergency spending by the Town Manager up to $35,000; the Town Attorney agreed and Mayor Wallace asked staff to return an ordinance draft at the next meeting.
Town Manager Suzanne Harvey told council the procurement code has not been updated in years and that a $10,000 RFP threshold now functions as a disincentive for vendors. She recommended requiring three quotes rather than an RFP for projects around that size and suggested the Town Manager be authorized to approve emergency expenditures up to $35,000.
Attorney Thomas Benavidez agreed with Harvey’s assessment, and Mayor Johann Wallace directed staff to prepare an ordinance reflecting those changes for consideration at the next meeting. No ordinance was adopted on March 26; staff will prepare draft ordinance language.
