Fortuna Municipal Code Art. IV Cost Savings and Efficiencies

The City shall have the power to establish standards, procedures, rules or regulations to regulate all aspects of the bidding, award and performance of any public works contract, including, but not limited to, the compensation rates to be paid for the performance of such work. The City shall also have the power to establish procedures, rules or regulations for collecting assessments from assessment and maintenance districts.

The City shall have the power to establish standards, procedures, rules or regulations related to the purchasing of goods, property or services.

The City shall have the power to establish standards, procedures, rules or regulations related to the adoption of ordinances and noticing of public hearings.

The City shall have the power to adopt any ordinance providing for the granting of a franchise to any privately owned public utility which proposes to use or is using the City's streets, highways or other rights-of-way. The City shall also have the power to engage in any utility enterprise which will result in a savings for the citizens of the City. Any City enterprise shall be undertaken only after review by the City Council and its determination that entry into such enterprise will be in the best interests of the citizens of the City.