5.A.1. Acknowledgement of receipt of report by the Board of County Commissioners of contracts and purchases that have exceeded or are expected to exceed [$300,000] that may include services and supplies for all County departments. Pursuant to Washoe County Code 15.490, the purchasing and contracts manager is authorized, subject to the provisions of Washoe County Code and the applicable provision of state law, to approve purchases and contracts up to [$300,000]. As a matter of best practices, the purchasing and contracts manager will keep the Board of County Commissioners informed of all contracts and purchases for all county departments that have been previously approved that have exceeded or are expected to exceed the threshold amount on a minimum of a bi-annual basis. For this report, there are no vendor purchases in the aggregate amount of known expenditures that will exceed the $300,000 reporting threshold that have not previously been acknowledged by the Board. Comptroller. (All Commission Districts.) FOR POSSIBLE ACTION