§ 15. PURCHASE PROCEDURE.

All purchases made and contracts executed by the city shall be pursuant to a written requisition from the head of the office, department or agency whose appropriation will be charged, and no contract or order shall be binding upon the city unless and until the director of finance certifies that there is to the credit of such office, department or agency a sufficient unencumbered appropriation balance to pay for the supplies, materials, equipment or contractual services for which the contract or order is to be issued. Before the city makes any purchase or contract for supplies, materials, equipment or contractual services, opportunity shall be given for competition unless exempted by state statute. The city manager shall have the authority to contract for expenditures without further approval of the council for an expenditure that does not exceed forty-three thousand dollars annually. A contract or an amendment to a contract, involving an expenditure of more than forty-three thousand dollars annually must be expressly approved by the council. All contracts or purchases involving more than $5,000.00 shall be let to the bid deemed most advantageous to the city after there has been an opportunity for competitive bidding; provided, however, that the council shall have the right to reject any and all bids. Contracts for personal or professional services shall not be let on competitive bids and each such contract, or amendment to a contract, involving more than forty-three thousand dollars annually shall be approved by the council. The city manager may not contract for personal or professional services under the manager's authority if the manager knows or reasonably should know that the contractor's full scope of work will exceed the limit of the manager's authority. The amount of the forty-three thousand dollar annual limitation shall be modified each year with the adoption of the budget to increase or decrease in accordance with the most recently published federal government, Bureau of Labor Statistics Indicator, Consumer Price Index (CPI-W U.S. City Average) U.S. City Average. The most recently published Consumer Price Index on May 4, 2002, shall be used as a base of 100 and the adjustment thereafter will be to the nearest $1,000.00.

Amendment note: Section 15 appears as amended in the May 4, 2002 election. This section was previously amended on January 19, 1985, and May 7, 1994.

Source: Ord. No. 20180809-113 , Pt. 7, 8-20-18/election of 11-6-18.