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The Mayor and City Council shall discuss and possibly take action on the approval of expenditures exceeding $25,000 and not to exceed $35,000, pursuant to the City Purchasing Code, Article IV, Section 3-213(e) "Cumulative Annual Purchases in Excess of $25,000", with DEERE & COMPANY. Discussion and Action.
AGENDA ITEM DESCRIPTION
Per the City Purchasing Code, Article IV, Section 3-213(e), expenditures that exceed $25,000 need to be approved by City Council prior to execution of purchase orders. Since it is nearly impossible to predict the precise time certain operational expenditures will meet or exceed the $25,000 threshold and to keep operations running smoothly, the staff requests approval of these expenditures in excess of $25,000 to DEERE & COMPANY.
In order to facilitate timely purchasing of goods and services that are repetitive needs of various City departments, this request is to approve the continuing use of DEERE & COMPANY. All purchases are reviewed to ensure maximum practicable competition and to ensure the prices are current.
No expenditure exceeding $25,000 or exceeding the budgetary amounts, as previously approved by Council, shall be transacted without prior Council review and approval.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends approval to exceed $25,000 but not to exceed $35,000 for DEERE & COMPANY.