Title
Resolution to Increase the Limit from $75,000.00 to $90,000.00 for City Administrator Authorization to Accept Grant Awards, Execute Grant Agreements, and Appropriate Awarded Grant Funds (8 Votes Required)
Memorandum
On September 24, 2007, City Council approved #R-07-452, which streamlined the grant process by authorizing the City Administrator to accept grant proceeds and appropriate the funding of grants to the applicable service area budget in the amounts of $25,000.00 or less, for the life of the grant without regard to fiscal year.
On June 5, 2023, City Council approved R-23-179, which increased the authorized threshold amount from $25,000.00 to $75,000.00. This increase aligned with the Procurement Policy, and the threshold of $75,000.00 for administrative approval of the purchase of goods and services, at that time.
This resolution requests that City Council authorize an increase to that authorized threshold amount from $75,000.00 to $90,000.00 for administrative approval to accept grants proceeds, execute grant agreements, and appropriate awarded grant funding. This change will align with the City of Ann Arbor's Ordinance changes (ORD-25-28), which increased the limit for City Administrator approval of purchases of goods and services from $75,000.00 to $90,000.00, which were effective January 1, 2026.
Budget/Fiscal Impact: There is no fiscal impact as a result of this change.
Staff
Prepared by: Kim Buselmeier, Financial Manager
Reviewed by: Marti Praschan, Chief Financial Officer
Approved by: Milton Dohoney Jr., City Administrator
Body
Whereas, City Council authorized administrative approval of grant agreements and the appropriation of funding for awarded grants of $75,000.00 or less via resolution #R-23-179;
Whereas, City Council authorized an Ordinance Change to Chapter 14 of the City Code that increased the City Administrator approval threshold for the purchases of goods and services from $75,000.00 to $90,000.00;
Whereas, The Ci...
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