All procurements of equipment, materials, supplies and services
for city use shall be in accordance with the following provisions:
(1)
All
procurements requiring an expenditure or payment of city funds in
an amount equal to or exceeding five thousand dollars ($5,000.00),
except in the case of exempted procurements authorized in the city
charter and under state statute, shall comply with the following procedures:
(A)
Plans
and specifications shall be prepared.
(B)
Notice
for competitive sealed bids as described under Chapter 252, Local
Government Code, shall be made.
(C)
The
city council shall award all bids for procurements made under subsection
(1) of this section in compliance with applicable state statute and
applicable requirements of the city charter.
(2)
All
procurements defined as a "high technology procurement" and authorized
under Chapter 252, Local Government Code, in an amount equal to or
exceeding five thousand dollars ($5,000.00), except in the case of
exempted procurements authorized in the city charter and under state
law, shall comply with the following procedures:
(A)
A
request for competitive sealed proposals shall be prepared.
(B)
Notice
for competitive sealed proposals as described under Chapter 252, Local
Government Code, shall be made.
(C)
The
city council shall award all proposals for procurements made under
subsection (2) of this section in compliance with applicable state
statute and applicable requirements of the city charter.
(3)
All
procurements requiring an expenditure or payment of city funds in
an amount equal to or exceeding two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) and
less than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00), except in the case of
exempted procurements authorized in the city charter and under state
statute, shall comply with the following procedures:
(A)
Plans
and specifications shall be prepared.
(B)
Competitive
bids shall be received according to established purchasing policies
as authorized by the city manager.
(C)
The
city manager shall award all bids for procurements made under subsection
(3) of this section in compliance with established purchasing policies
and applicable requirements of the city charter.
(4)
All
procurements defined as a "high technology procurement" and authorized
under Chapter 252, Local Government Code, in an amount equal to or
exceeding two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) and less than five thousand
dollars ($5,000.00), except in the case of exempted procurements authorized
in the city charter and under state statute, shall comply with the
following procedures:
(A)
A
request for competitive sealed proposals shall be prepared.
(B)
Competitive
proposals shall be received according to established purchasing policies
as authorized by the city manager.
(C)
The
city manager shall award all proposals for procurement made under
subsection (4) of this section in compliance with established purchasing
policies and applicable requirements of the city charter.
(5)
All
procurements requiring an expenditure or payment of city funds in
an amount of less than two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) shall be made
in compliance with established purchasing policies as authorized by
the city manager.
(1995 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 1, Article 1.400,
Section 1.401)
The disbursement of city funds shall be in accordance with the
following provisions:
(1)
All
checks for disbursements of city funds equal to/or exceeding an amount
of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00) shall be cosigned by the mayor
and the city manager in order to be valid. The mayor pro tem shall
be authorized to sign in the absence of the mayor and the director
of finance shall be authorized to sign in the absence of the city
manager.
(2)
All
checks for disbursements of city funds in an amount less than fifty
thousand dollars ($50,000.00) may be cosigned electronically by the
city manager and the director of finance.
(Ordinance 1704-06, adopted 12/19/06)
