§ 2.04.030. City Council approval requirements.

A.

Council Award of Purchases or Contracts in Excess of City Administrator's Authority. The Council shall award any purchase orders or contracts in excess of the City Administrator's authority as follows:

1.

City Council Authority. The Council shall award all contracts in the following amounts:

a.

Supplies, Services or Combination. Purchases in excess of two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000.00) in any single transaction or term agreement; and

b.

Professional Services. Purchases in excess of two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000.00) in any single transaction or term agreement.

B.

Validity of Contracts. Legislative actions of the Council awarding any contract shall not constitute a contract. No contract shall be binding or of any force or effect until signed by the City Administrator. The City Administrator's signature shall constitute certification that there remains an unexpended and unapplied balance of the appropriations or funds sufficient to pay the estimated expense of executing the contract.

C.

Contract Extensions, Renewals, Amendments. The requirements for City Council approval specified in Section 2.04.030 shall apply to all expenditures, extensions, amendments or renewals of an existing or expired contract or term agreement whenever aggregated expenditures under the original contract or term agreement, or extensions, renewals or amendments that exceed: (1) the City Administrator's contract approval limit, or (2) the total contract amount approved by Council in a City resolution.

(Ord. No. 13380, § 1, 7-19-2016; Ord. No. 12976, § 1, 11-3-2009; Ord. 12634 § 1 (part), 2004: Ord. 11724 § 2, 1994: Ord. 10066 § 2 (part), 1981; Ord. 9739 § 3 (part), 1979; Ord. 7937 § 3, 1969)