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File #: 2026-250   
Type: Unfinished Business Status: Unfinished Business
File created: 2/25/2026 In control: City Council Regular Meeting
On agenda: 3/12/2026 Final action: 3/12/2026
Title: Ordinance amending Chapter 2, Article IV, Division 1 of Ordinance 96-864 to revise Sections 2-181, 2-184, and 2-188 updating the provisions governing small-dollar purchases and establishing a purchase threshold that automatically aligns with the competitive bid threshold set forth in the State of Alabama's competitive bid law. (Introduced on February 26, 2026, Regular Council Meeting) Ordinance No. 26-196
Sponsors: Finance
Attachments: 1. Ordinance to Amend Small Dollar Threshold Language - Complete.pdf

Department:  Finance

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Ordinance amending Chapter 2, Article IV, Division 1 of Ordinance 96-864 to revise Sections 2-181, 2-184, and 2-188 updating the provisions governing small-dollar purchases and establishing a purchase threshold that automatically aligns with the competitive bid threshold set forth in the State of Alabama’s competitive bid law. (Introduced on February 26, 2026, Regular Council Meeting)

Ordinance No.  26-196

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Section 41-16-50(g) of the Code of Alabama allows the Department of Public Examiners to request an adjustment to the competitive bid threshold every three years. To keep the City’s purchasing limits aligned with inflation and rising costs, the proposed change would automatically adjust the City’s small-dollar purchase threshold whenever the state competitive bid threshold is updated.