A. 
Authority. The City Manager and Administrative Service Director, and their respective designees, are the contract approval authorities for city contracts for goods, services, and public projects awarded to expeditiously respond to conditions caused by the existence of a local emergency regardless of amount but subject the procedures in LMC § 2.68.410.
B. 
Ratification by City Council. Upon exercise of the emergency procurement authority authorized by this section for a contract for goods and services, or for a public works contract, with a compensation amount greater than $200,000, the City Manager shall make a full and complete report to the City Council at a noticed meeting as soon as practicable. Upon receipt of the report, the City Council shall ratify the contract upon determining it was awarded in response to a local emergency and shall also act on a public works contract as required by California Public Contract Code Sections 21068 and 22050, as applicable.
(Ord. 2159 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024)
A. 
City contracts for goods, services, and public projects to expeditiously respond to conditions caused by the existence of a local emergency do not need to comply with the informal solicitation or competitive bidding requirements set forth in this chapter, but shall comply with the following procedures:
1. 
The scope of the contract is limited to good and services, and public contracts, necessary to respond to the conditions caused by the local emergency;
2. 
To the extent practical under the circumstances, the contract shall be solicited, negotiated, and awarded:
a. 
Consistent with the solicitation procedures for goods and services set forth in Article III of this chapter; and
b. 
Consistent with federal and state procurement standards to preserve the opportunity to obtain disaster reimbursement;
3. 
The Administrative Services Director, or their designee, shall submit a written report of the emergency procurement to the City Manager, including a description of the local emergency and the basis for selection of the particular contractor; and
4. 
For a local emergency proclaimed pursuant to LMC § 2.56.060, a copy of all emergency contracts awarded and the Administrative Services Director's emergency procurement report shall also be filed in the emergency operations center and attached to the City Manager's report to the City Council required by LMC § 2.68.400(B), and the original shall be properly filed and stored with the contract in accordance with the city's records retention schedule.
B. 
City contracts for public projects to expeditiously respond to conditions caused by the existence of a local emergency shall also comply with emergency contracting procedures set forth in California Public Contract Code Sections 21068, 22025, and 22050, as applicable.
(Ord. 2159 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024)