Board adopts debarment procedures under New Mexico procurement code after forensic-audit trigger
The board approved department-level debarment procedures under the New Mexico procurement code following presentation by the director of finance, who said a forensic audit prompted consideration of vendor debarment; the approval carried with one abstention.
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Director of finance Dr. Rainer Martin presented a proposed debarment-procedure workflow designed to protect procurement integrity and to streamline debarment and suspension steps for the district in alignment with the New Mexico procurement code. The flowchart and articles (purpose, authority, grounds, investigation, hearings, board decision and sanctions) were discussed and tied to an underlying forensic audit that prompted staff review.
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