After tabling the item last week, the Washington County Board of Supervisors approved changes to the county’s procurement policy during their meeting Tuesday.
County Engineer Jacob Thorius commented that he changed some of the wording of the policy after talking with County Attorney John Gish, which now includes that competitive pricing is “not required” instead of “encouraged” for purchases of less than $10,000. Thorius also pointed out a change after discussing with County Auditor Dan Widmer that purchases exceeding $75,000 shall require the Board of Supervisors approval, rather than $20,000 that was previously included. A revised procurement policy was sought as the county is looking to apply to the Iowa Department of Homeland Security to reimburse funds spent for cleanup following last year’s derecho.
A request from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for Riverside to update their policies to receive federal funding has gotten the city noticed, in a good way.
City Administrator Christine Yancey says the city was originally contacted by the Iowa Department of Homeland Security on behalf of FEMA to make an addendum to their purchasing policy and procedures as they relate to applying for federal disaster relief funding. She says the changes were minor to a policy FEMA felt was already a good model for other municipalities, “They asked if they could use our policy and procedures manual as it sits without this addendum for other communities and I said of course. They said it was very well written. I can’t take the credit for that, it was written before my time, but they thought it was very detailed and they’re going to be using that going forward for some other things.”
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