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ORDI NANCE NO . /t2_
SE RIE S OF 2003
IJY AL:T II ORI TY
COUNC IL B ILL . 0 . 65
INTR OD CED BY COUNC IL
~!EM BER GARRETT
A . OR DINAN E A~I C:--:DING EN LE l \'OOD ~IUN I I PAL CODE. TITLE 4, CHA PTER I.
SECTION 3. SUBSECTION I B. REL.ITING TO PU RCHASES WITHOUT BIDS . AND
ADDING A NEWS IJSE CT ION E REL.-I TI NG TO RU LES. RE GU LATIONS , AND
POLI CIES NECESSARY TO CON TR OL PURC I I AS ING ACTIVITIES.
WHER EAS. in ~002. Cit y Cuum:i l di ~cusscd and appro ved clm ngcs in Se ction s 11 3 and
116 of the Home Ruic Charte r co nce rnin g rn mpctiti vc bidding and c:1pi1JI imp rovem e nt s rai sin g
thl! amoun ts th :ll wo uld require co 111pctit iv1: bid din g; and
WHER EAS. th l'sc change s wc1 ~ ma de bccaus c in fl ati on had mad ,; th e limi ts overl y
res tri ctive; and
WHEREAS. the Eng lewood Muni cipa l Co de nci:d s 10 bc char.g\;'i lo agree with the
Cha ncr change s.
NOW, THERE FO RE, BE IT O RD AIN ED llY Tl-I E CITY COUNC I L OF THE CITY
OF ENGLEIVOO. CO LO RA DO . Tl-IA T :
Section I. City Cou nc il for lhc Cit y o f Englewood , Co lorado, he reby ame nd s Eng lewood
Mun icipa l Codi! Ti tl e ➔• Chaph:r I. Sc\.:ti on 3. Subse ctio n I B, to read as fo ll ows:
4--1 -3-1 B: Purd1a sc withlllll Bid s:
13 . Th t: Ci 1y ~ktn agi:r or dt::-1g11ct: shall have the au th orit y to purc hase su pplie s.
mater ia ls and cquipm clll m c.xci.:ss l)f 6Re-4hettsttnt:t de llurs (SI ,Q QQ.QQ) WI,;
1hous;11l\l J1l,il,i1f!i,{.£5 10(}QJ upo n the ope n ma rket or th roug h nego tia tio ns and
wi1hmll ri:1.:t:iving scah:d. L:0 111pc1i1ivc bid s thi:rcforc . in th e fo llowing situati ons
and subji:c 1 to the fo ll O\\ ing co11J i1i ons. prov ided lh at none of s uc h purcha si:s shall
i:.xcci.:d tetHh ~iStttlthitttffiFS-~ IJYCIJ1Y;fiv£,,JQQ,u,s.;md dgjla[li$?5 000 00).
Si:ct iun ::. Cit~ Cvu nd l fo r 1hi.: L it :· of Englcwoo<l, Color;, .. J. hereby ame nds Englewood
Muni ci pal Codi:. Tit li: ~-Ch:1 p1i:r I. Si.:1:11011 J. Suh::ction I. by ad din g a new paragraph E 10 re ad
as fo ll ows:
4 -1-3-1 : Purch:1s..: willi uut 13 uls .
scubt miss rein~
an cffeq jye an.~
n c ► wn 1 111i: , ml ~'lunicion l '~~
cc 1i on 3. Safi.:t\' Clause.;. Thi.' Cuy ounci l hereby fi nd s, dch:nnin cs. and dccln rcs lh at
1his Ordi nance 1:, pro11111lg.1 1cd u 11lh:r 1l1c gc 11l..'r.1l polic e: powe r of th e Cit y of E11 glc woot.1 , that i1 is
promu lga ted for the health . safr 1y, :mi.I ,,d t:m: of1hc putili c. ancl th:11 thi s Ordin nncc is necessary
fo r thi: pres i:n .nion of hcalth an d :,afc1 y .md for th.: pra1cc1i on o f publi c co nve nie nce ;md wc lforc.
Th e City Co unl.'il fu n hl!r th:t crm inl.'s 1h :1t 1hc Onlina ncl.' bea rs :1 ra ti onul rclai ion to the! pro p..:r
legis lat ive objc1.:t so ug ht tu be ub1:1inL'i.l.
Section -l . Scwra bili1v . lf :my cl.msc . se nte nce, pnra gra ph . or part of1hi s Ordinance or
th e app li cat ion thl..'reo fto any pc rs011 or circ u111 s1 anccs shal l fo r any re aso n be adj ud ged by a co urt
o f co mp ete nt jurisdi ctio n in va lid . such j ud gnh:nt shall not afli:ct. imp air or in va lidate th e
rem aind er o fth 1s Ord ina nce.: or it app l1 ca 1iu n 10 01hcr perso ns or circu mstances .
Sec tion 5. ln cll n:--is tc nt Onli11an ces . All 01hcr Ordin ancl!s or poni uns th ere of
in co nsisten t or l·o nfl icting wi th thi s Ord inance or an y ponion hereof arc.: hereby repealed to th e
ex tent o f such inco ns istc111..:y or co 11fli c1.
S~cti un 6. Efli:ct of repea l ll r modifi cat ion. Th e repeal or modificati on o f an y pro vision
o f the Code o f the.: Cit y uf Englcwoo J by th is OrJ in :mce shall not re leas e, extinguish , alt er,
modify. or change in wholl! or in p~in any pen all y, fo rfei ture . or li abilit y, either civil or crimina l,
which shall ha ve been incu rred undcr such prov isio n. and c:ic h prov ision shall be trea ted and held
as still remaini ng in fo rce fo r the.: purpllscs o f susta inin g any and all pro per ac ti ons, suit s,
proce edin gs, ano pro se cutio ns fo r th e.: cnforcc.:m cnt of the pen alty. for fe iture, or li abili ty , as well
as for the purp ose of sustai nin g ;my judgm ent. dcc rce. or ord er ,, hich i:a n or ma y be rendered ,
ent ered , or madl! in sudt ;11.:tio ns. s uits, prot.:ced ings. or prosccu11v 11 s.
Sect io n 7. Pi:nalt Y The Pi.:nalt y Prov ision of Section 1-4-1 EMC shall apply to each
and every vio latio n o f th is Ordin:.1n cc.
2003 .
Int rodu~i:d. rc~1d in full . anJ p:issi:d ll ll fi rst readin g on tl1i.: 15 'Jay of Septe mber, 20 03.
Publi slh:J as a Bi ll fo r an Ordmam.:c on th,: 19th day or ~l·p 1c111hcr , 2003.
Re ad by title anJ passed on li na l rea din g on the 6th d:1y ul Ot.:tobc r, 20 03.
Pub li shi:d by tlll t.: as Ordi11 ;1nt.:i: :--Jo .//1_. Sc ri cs of 1003. on the I J1h day of Octo ber .
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I. Loucri shia .\. El li s. Cit y Ch:rk fur th e City of En g ·wo
ubovc ;111d fo rl!guing)_sr,1 trui: cop y ofth1..• OrJin:111C1: passed 1 1 n·
3S Ordimm ci: So -"'L.f...-· 1.;ric:~ of :oo., .
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COU CIL COMMUNICATION
Dal e Age nda It em Suli j ect
Sep tember I 5. c00 3 10 a ii A bill ior an ordinan ce making chan ges
and additio ns to -1 -1-3-I , (Purc hases
With out Bids ) of th e Ci ty of Engl ewood
Municipal Code to reflec t voter-
aoorove d chan~es to the Citv Cha rt er
Ini tiat ed By I Staff Source
D epa rtment of Fi nan ce and Adminis trative Services Frank Gryelewicz. Direc tor
COUNCIL GO AL AN D PREVIO US COUNCIL ACTI ON
Th e Council ha s no t dis cussed th is particu lar issue. bu t a ballot question was plac ed on the November
c00c bal l o t and app roved by voters making th ese changes to the City Charter that prompted th e
pr ep arati on oi this bill for an ordinan ce.
RE COMM END ED ACTIO N
Staff reco mm ends Cou ncil approve th e J.tt .Jched bill fo r an ordinan cP. making chan ges to 4-1 -3 · 1 ·B of th e
City o r Engl wood Municipal Code.
BACKGROUND . ANALYSIS, AN D ALTER NAT IVES IDENTIFIED
In c00c , City Counci l dis cus sed .md approved pla cing a Charter que5 ti on amendi ng Sec ti o ns I 13 and 1 16
beio re th e vo ters on the Novemb er 100~. Es sentiall y. the qu esti on raised the amou nts oi a purchase that
would require co mpetitive bidding. Th e am o un ts in Sec ti on 113 we re rais ed fr om S 10,000 to Sc S,000 for
non-capital purchases and irom ScS .0 00 to $50,000 for cap ital purchases in Section 11 6. These changes
were made beca use inflati on had made th e limits ov erl v re:Hric ti ve ove r tim e. Thi s ordin ance mak es
changes to th e Eng lewood \ilunicipal Co de to reflect th e changes approveu by vo te rs.
Also. additional language has be en dr.1ited add in g a new -1-1-3-1-E. which gives th e City ,\!tana ge r o r
des igned the ~w th orit y to prescribe ru les. regula tions, Jnd poli cies necessar\ to co ntr ol purchasi ng ac tiv it ies
in an eriecm e and efficient manner 111 accorda nce wi th the Home Ru le Ch arter and rV\unicipal Code of the
City o i Engle wood.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
This actron \\1II not ha ve a direct financial impac t on the Citv 0 1 Englewood .
LI ST OF ATTACI IM[N TS
Propo sed bill fo r .:1 11 ordinan ce