Town manager proposes procurement-code changes to speed routine purchases
Manager Suzanne Harvey proposed lowering procurement friction for routine budgeted items, replacing RFPs over $10,000 with a three-quote rule and authorizing the Town Manager to approve emergency expenditures up to $35,000; Council directed staff to draft an ordinance.
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Town Manager Suzanne Harvey told the Council the current procurement code is outdated and that the $10,000 RFP threshold discourages vendors from responding. She proposed requiring three quotes for routine purchases instead of a full RFP and asked for authority to approve emergency expenditures up to $35,000.
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