Commission staff: procurement-card rollout requires policy clean-up first

County staff and counsel outlined a phased approach to adopting procurement cards. Counsel warned many existing resolutions and policies reference the old county credit-card system and must be reconciled before P-cards are issued for travel or federal-funded purchasing. "I think that, you know, the simplest thing right now will be just to deal with just the the procurement card policy rather than a, like, a comprehensive procurement policy across the board," a staff member said, recommending a targeted P-card policy be prepared first.

Commissioners noted federal procurement rules can differ from local practice and urged care when federal grant funds are involved. Staff said they will inventory existing resolutions, recommend which to repeal or replace, confirm software compatibility, and return with a recommended policy and timeline before issuing cards.