In the event of an emergency as defined herein, the city manager
may order the suspension of normal procurement procedures for projects,
goods or services related to the abatement of the impacts or effects
of such emergency. The city council will, if possible, ratify such
emergency suspension of procedures at the next properly noticed council
meeting following the emergency procurement and consider whether further
suspension of procedures is required to abate the impacts of the emergency.
An emergency may be deemed to exist if:
A. There
is a public calamity such as a fire, flood, earthquake, storm, or
similar disaster that poses a serious threat to the public safety;
or
B. There
is an immediate need to prepare for national or local defense; or
C. An
essential operation or city service affecting the public health, welfare
or safety would be greatly hampered if adherence to the prescribed
purchasing procedures would cause undue delay in procurement of the
needed item or service.
(Ord. 808 § 2, 2019)