by Richard H Dyer | Apache Junction/Gold Canyon Independent

A long-standing practice requiring the Apache Junction City Council to approve purchases of $25,000 or more may be increased to $50,000 under city code changes to be discussed in mid-September.

City employees have worked 2.5 years on the changes, City Attorney Joel Stern said at the council’s Sept. 4 meeting.

“This was a team effort by every department head, Bryant’s team and myself,” he said of City Manager Bryant Powell.

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