The city's purchasing policy was last revised December 5, 2017. Since the last revision there has been changes to Minnesota contracting and bidding statutes and federal uniform grant guidance.  The changes modified the dollar thresholds that require the city to complete additional actions prior to making a purchase or entering into a contract.  The city's purchasing policy specifically identifies these amounts.  The proposed amendments to the purchasing policy will update these amounts to match state statute and federal uniform grant guidance.

Staff has reviewed all other aspects of the purchasing policy and no additional changes are proposed.