[Ord. No. 606 §1, 6-10-1992]
A.
Whenever
the City seeks to employ the services of a person or entity engaged
in the providing of architectural, engineering or land surveying services,
the following procedures may be employed:
1.
The City shall, in any manner it deems appropriate and reasonable,
solicit statements of qualifications and performance data from such
firms and shall also solicit bids from these firms relating to the
project contemplated.
2.
The information received from each architectural, engineering or
land surveying firm shall be analyzed by the Board of Aldermen and
a firm shall be chosen at a regularly scheduled or special meeting
of the Board of Aldermen.
3.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, where architectural, engineering or
land surveying services are sought for projects with a total estimated
cost of ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) or less, or where such firm
is employed as an architectural, engineering or land surveying firm
by the City on an hourly basis, the foregoing procedures do not apply
and the Board of Aldermen may engage such architectural, engineering
or land surveying firm on terms deemed appropriate under the circumstances.
[Ord. No. 1797 § 1, 5-26-2015]
A.
In the event of a disaster as declared by the Mayor, the Mayor shall
call a meeting of the Board of Aldermen as soon as possible and, until
such meeting, may carry out the provisions of this section and Section
44.010, RSMo., et seq. Following such Board of Aldermen meeting, the
Mayor, with the approval of the Board of Aldermen, may continue to
carry out such provisions, and shall have the following duties and
powers:
1.
To appropriate and expend funds, make contracts, obtain and
distribute equipment, materials, and supplies for emergency management
purposes.
2.
To provide for the health and safety of persons, including emergency
assistance to victims of any disaster;
3.
To provide for the safety of property;
4.
To direct and coordinate the development of disaster plans and
programs in accordance with the policies and plans of Federal and
State disaster and emergency planning, including any natural or other
type of disaster;
5.
To appoint, provide, or remove rescue teams, auxiliary Fire
and Police personnel and other emergency operations teams, units,
or personnel who may serve without compensation; and
6.
In the event of disaster, to waive the provisions of statutes
requiring advertisements for bids for the performance of public work
or entering into contracts.
