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<br />Item No: 5.E. <br />Meeting Date: August 13, 2018 <br />Type of Business: Council Consent <br />Administrator Review: _____ <br />City of Mounds View Staff Report <br />To: Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />From: Mark Beer, Finance Director <br />Item Title/Subject: Resolution 8999 Adopting a Modification to Sections 2.2, <br />2.3, 2.4, and 2.5.5 of the City’s Purchasing Policy <br /> <br /> <br />Attached is Resolution 8999 adopting a modification to sections 2.2, 2.3, 2.4 and 2.5.5 of <br />the City’s purchasing policy to reflect changes in Minnesota statute §471.345 regarding <br />uniform municipal contracting. There are additional changes to update small purchases <br />to recognize that there will be administrative efficiencies and cost savings by raising the <br />corresponding thresholds. The statutory changes became effective on August 1, 2018. <br /> <br />The statutory change increased the threshold for sealed bids and advertising to $175,000. <br />The legislature increases this limit from time to time to recognize that things cost more <br />and that governments should not incur additional advertising costs and administrative <br />costs because they do. Staff recommends that the City Council consider the above <br />changes to save advertising costs and improve administrative efficiencies. <br /> <br />Respectfully submitted, <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />________________________ <br />Mark Beer, Finance Director <br />