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Title 3 — Finance›Chapter 3.45 — PURCHASING

South Lake Tahoe Municipal Code Art. III Expenditure Of City Funds

South Lake Tahoe Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · South Lake Tahoe

Cite as: South Lake Tahoe Municipal Code Article III · Text as of 2026-10-04

§ 3.45.190. Award of contracts by city council.

All contracts for supplies and services involving an expenditure beyond the spending limit authority of a department or employee shall be awarded by the city council.

(Ord. 1069 § 1 (Exh. A); Ord. 1109 § 1 (Exh. A); Ord. 1165 § 1; Code 1997 § 22-30)

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§ 3.45.200. Procurement methods.

Expenditure of city funds for all materials, supplies, equipment and services (for both public projects and nonpublic projects) shall be made using the following methods:

A. City-issued CalCards, or other approved credit cards, shall be used for purchases of materials, supplies, and equipment of a monetary amount set forth by separate resolution of the city council. Where city-issued CalCards are not accepted, invoices accompanied by a city purchase order may be used for purchases of materials, supplies, and equipment equal to this amount.

B. Invoices (submitted to the city's accounts payable division) shall be used for purchases of materials, supplies and equipment of a monetary amount set forth by separate resolution of the city council.

C. Invoices accompanied by a city purchase order signed by a city employee possessing the authority to approve such a purchase order shall be used for all services of a monetary amount set forth by separate resolution of the city council.

D. Written contracts shall be used for all materials, supplies, equipment, and services of a monetary amount set forth by separate resolution of the city council.

(Ord. 1069 § 1 (Exh. A); Ord. 1109 § 1 (Exh. A); Ord. 1165 § 1; Code 1997 § 22-31)

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