City council approval of a contract shall be required under the following circumstances: interlocal contract between government entities (ch. 791, Tx. Gov. Code), award of contracts on sealed bid or sealed proposal basis (sec. 252.043, Tx. Loc. Gov. Code), award of contract involving the sale or exchange of land (when required by ch. 272, Tx. Loc. Gov. Code), contracts requiring the appropriation of funds (ch. 102, Tx. Loc. Gov. Code), contracts for city depository (ch. 105, Tx. Loc. Gov. Code), industrial district contracts (ch. 42, Tx. Loc. Gov. Code), or any other contract required to be approved by the governing body by state or federal law.
(Ordinance 85-37, sec. 1, adopted 4/23/85; Ordinance 92-54, sec. 1, adopted 7/28/92; Ordinance 2001-16, sec. 1, adopted 4/10/01; 1957 Code, sec. 2-70)
Unless otherwise provided by resolution of the city council, or by state or federal law, the city manager, or his duly appointed representative, shall be delegated the authority to sign all contracts on behalf of the city except for conveyances and bonds, as provided in section 30 of the city charter.
(Ordinance 85-37, sec. 1, adopted 4/23/85; Ordinance 92-54, sec. 1, adopted 7/28/92; 1957 Code, sec. 2-71)
The city manager, or the city manager’s duly authorized representative, shall be authorized to open bids at a place opened to the public provided notice of such opening has been posted. After the opening of bids, the bids, bid tabulation and all other related information shall be reported to the city council, which shall award the bid at a special or regular city council meeting.
(Ordinance 85-37, sec. 1, adopted 4/23/85; Ordinance 97-21, sec. 1, adopted 5/13/97; 1957 Code, sec. 2-73)
The city manager is granted general authority to approve change orders as authorized by section 252.048 of the Local Government Code.
(Ordinance 95-44, sec. 1, adopted 8/8/95; 1957 Code, sec. 2-74)