Elk Grove Municipal Code Art. II Contract Authority

City Council approval is required for each contract regulated by this chapter unless authority to sign the contract is granted to another City officer under this chapter. Such authority shall be exercised consistent with this chapter.

(Ord. 9-2008 § 2, eff. 5-9-2008; Ord. 7-2009 § 3, eff. 5-1-2009; Ord. 21-2013 § 2 (Exh. A), eff. 11-22-2013)

A. Except as otherwise provided for herein, the City Manager is authorized to enter into and sign on behalf of the City, without the prior approval of the City Council, a contract:

1. Which contains an initial compensation amount of One Hundred Thousand and no/100ths ($100,000.00) Dollars or less. The City Manager may execute any change orders or contract amendments to an initial contract up to a cumulative total of One Hundred Ten Thousand and no/100ths ($110,000.00) Dollars; and

2. Which is not required by any applicable State law to be let to the lowest bidder.

B. The City Manager is authorized to enter into and sign agreements for right of entry onto real property.

C. In an emergency endangering the lives, property or welfare of the people of the City or the property of the City, the City Manager may authorize the expenditure of any unencumbered monies, notwithstanding the fact that such monies may not have been appropriated for such purpose, to the extent that other monies have not been appropriated or are otherwise unavailable.

D. The City Manager shall report, in writing, every exercise of the purchasing authority granted by this chapter at a City Council meeting within thirty (30) days of exercise of the authority, or the next City Council meeting if such meeting does not occur within thirty (30) days.

(Ord. 9-2008 § 2, eff. 5-9-2008; Ord. 7-2009 § 3, eff. 5-1-2009; Ord. 21-2013 § 2 (Exh. A), eff. 11-22-2013; Ord. 10-2016 § 2, eff. 6-10-2016; Ord. 18-2023 § 3 (Exh. A § 2(a)), eff. 10-13-2023)

Department heads are authorized to enter into and sign on behalf of the City, without the prior approval of the City Manager or City Council, a contract that meets all of the following criteria:

A. Which is for the purchase or lease of commodities, equipment, general services, and/or professional services;

B. Which contains an initial compensation amount up to Twenty-Five Thousand and no/100ths ($25,000.00) Dollars or less. Department heads may execute any change orders or contract amendments to an initial contract up to a cumulative total of Thirty-One Thousand Two Hundred Fifty and no/100ths ($31,250.00) Dollars; and

C. Which is not required by any State law to be let to the lowest responsible bidder.

(Ord. 9-2008 § 2, eff. 5-9-2008; Ord. 7-2009 § 3, eff. 5-1-2009; Ord. 21-2013 § 2 (Exh. A), eff. 11-22-2013; Ord. 10-2016 § 3, eff. 6-10-2016)