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B. General description of commodities to be purchased. C. Account number must accurately reflect the item being procured (for example, capital items should be against a capital account; tools should be against expendable tools rather than office supplies). Contact Finance for assistance in adding appropriate accounts. D. Multiple line items are required where more than one account number is to be used. Each account number requires a separate line. E. If a quote is attached showing all items to be purchased are under the $3,500 quote threshold, the entire requisition amount should be entered on a single line to facilitate invoice processing. ; F. Quote numbers and. bid or contract numbers must be referenced in a note that will print on the Purchase Order. G. Requisitions for tires must have a list of fleet vehicles and their respective tire sizes attached. H. Any requisition involving grant funding must have the commodity code (on main page of requisition entry) set to "000 Grant". I. Any requisition involving an operating lease must have the commodity code (main page of requisition entry) set to "001 Operating Lease". 2.5 CHANGE ORDERS If the amount of a purchase order is anticipated to be exceeded, the department shall request authority to increase the amount through their Department Director to the Budget Department. All requests to increase allocation against a Purchase Order (including those associated with bids, Piggybacks and other contracts) must provide an explicit explanation for the overage. Requests for increases to blanket purchase orders must also provide the total amount spent on this good or service from this vendor, as well as all vendors, in the previous fiscal year. If the Budget Department approves the request, the Purchasing Division shall process the change order, up to a maximum total of $25,000 (for purchase orders not associated with a bid, contract, or piggyback, which may exceed the $25,000 threshold). The County Administrator may authorize an increase up to a maximum $50,000 total (on purchase orders not associated with a bid; contract, or Piggyback). For requests requiring the Administrator's approval, a "Purchase Order Increase" form must be prepared by the department and attached to its request to the Budget Office. The Board may authorize increases to Purchase Orders over $50,000. Multiple Purchase Orders may not be issued to the same vendor for the same goods or services to subvert the reauired approvals. 2.6 PURCHASE ORDER AUDITS 33