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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1981 Ordinance No. 005• • • BY AUTHORITY ORDINANCE NO. 5 SERL ... J OF 1981 COUNCIL BILL NO. 5 INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER BILO AN ORDINANCE SUBMITTING TO A VOTE OF THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO, AT A SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE HELD MARCH 24, 1981, PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, AS FOLLOWS: INCREASING FROM $1,000 TO $5,000 THE REQUIREMENT FOR COMPETITIVE BIDDING IN CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS AND ALLOWING APPROVAL OF COUNCIL BY RESOLUTION OF NEGOTIATED CONTRACTS RATHER THAN BY ORDINANCE, BY AMENDING SECTION 116 OF ARTICLE X, OF THE HOME RULE CHARTER. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO: Section 1. There is hereby submitted to the qualified electors of the City of Englewood at a special election to be held on March 24, 1981, proposed amendment to the Charter of the City of Englewood, as follows: That effective immediately upon approval of the qualified electors of the City of Englewood and the certification thereof to the office of the Secretary of State of Colorado, pursuant to Section 9, Article XX, of the Colorado Constitution, the Charter of the City of Englewood, and Section 31-2-210, Colorado Revised Statutes, 1973 , as amended, Article X, Section 116, of the Home Rule Charter of the City of Englewood is hereby amended to read as follows: 116: CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS Bids in excess of $i7999T99 $5,000, except work per- formed directly by the City using City employees, shall be contracted as follows: {a) The purchasing officer shall, on the basis of specifications properly submitted and approved, advertise for and receive sealed bids for the public work or improvement and on · closing of bidding shall open bids, tabulate same and present the results with recommendations to the City Manager. {b) Council shall have final approval of the lowest and best bid or all bids must be rejected. When no satisfactory bids are received or for other reasons deemed expedient to Council, contracts for public works or improvements may be negotiated provided that contra cts for which no competitive bids have been requested shall be invalid unless • • • accepted by er8~ftaftee RESOLUTION which shall declare the reason for exception to the com- petitive bidding requirement. Section 2. The voting machines and paper ballots for said election shall carry the following designation which shall be the submission clause: FOR AMENDMENT NO. 3 AGAINST --- Shall the Home Rule Charter be amended to increase from $1,000 to $5,000 the requirement for competitive bidding on capital improvement projects and require negotiated contracts to be approved by Council Resolution amending Section 116 of Article X? And each elector voting at said election and desirous of voting for or a gainst said amendment shall indicate his choice by depressing the appropriate counter of the voting machine which indicates the word "For" or "Against" or by the appropriate marking upon paper ballots, where used • Section 3. A special election is called to consider the fore- going amendment to the Charter of the City of Englewood along with other proposed Charter amendments for the 24th day of March, 1981. It is expressly understood that only one special election is called to consider multiple questions. Section 4. The proper officials of the City of Englewood shall give notice of said general municipal election, which notice shall be published in the manner and for the length of time required by law, and the ballots cast at such election shall be canvassed and the result ascertained, determined, and certified as required by law. Introduced, read in full, and passed on first reading on the 5th day of January, 1981. Published as a Bill for an Ordinance on the 7th day of January, 1981. Read by title and passed on final reading on the 19th day of January, 1981 . -2- Publi shed by title as Ordinance No. 5 , Series of 1981, ----on the 21st d a y of J anuary, 1981. ~1'«~ Mayor Attest : e x I, Gary R. Higbee, ex officio City Clerk-Treasurer of the City of Englewood, Colorado, hereby certify that the above and fo r egoing is a true, accurate and complete copy of the Ordinance passed on fina l reading and p ublished by title as Ordinance No . 5 , Se ries of 1981. -3-