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Home My WebLink About96-2070 - ADMIN Ordinance - City Council - 1996/07/011 ORDINANCE NO. 96- 2070 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ST. LOUIS PARK HOME RULE CHARTER, SECTION 5.05, PURCHASES AND CONTRACTS, AND SECTION 5.06, CONTRACTS - HOW LET. THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS PARK DOES ORDAIN: Findings Section 1. The City Council has considered the recommendation of the Charter Commission, as set forth in Charter Commission Resolution No. 1, adopted by the Charter Commission on May 9, 1996. Section 2 Minnesota Statutes Section 410.12, subdivision 7, authorizes the City Council, upon the recommendation of the Charter Commission, to amend the City's Home Rule Charter by ordinance. Section 3. to read: Section 5.05 of the St. Louis Park Home Rule Charter is hereby amended Section 5.05. Purchases and Contracts. The City Manager shall be the chief purchasing agent of the City. All purchases on behalf of the City shall be made, and all contracts shall be let, by the City Manager, provided that the approval of the Council must be given whenever the amount of such purchase or contract exceeds $25,000. All contracts, bonds, and instruments of every kind to which the City is a party shall be executed in the name of the City and shall be_signed by the Mayor and the City Manager. Section 2. Section 5 06 of the St. Louis Park Home Rule Charter is hereby amended to read: Section 5.06. Contracts - How Let. (a) In all cases of contracts for the purchase of supplies, merchandise, or materials, for the purchase or rental of equipment, or for any kind of construction, alteration, repair, or maintenance work undertaken by the City, which are estimated to require an expenditure of more than $25,000 unless the Council shall by emergency ordinance otherwise provide, the City Manager shall advertise for bids by at least one (1) week's published notice in the official newspaper Contracts and purchases in excess of $25,000 shall be let to the lowest responsible bidder as determined by the Council. The Council may, however, reject any and all bids. (b) In all cases of purchases or contracts that are estimated to require an expenditure of more than $10,000 but not more than $25,000, the City Manager may make the purchase or contract either through competitive sealed bidding or through direct negotiation. The City Manager may reject any and all bids. In the case of any contract to be made upon direct negotiation, the City Manager shall obtain two or more quotations for the purchase or contract whenever possible, but advertising for bids and otherwise complying with competitive bidding procedures shall not be required. (c) In all cases of purchases or contracts that are estimated to require an expenditure of $10,000 or less, the City Manager may make the purchase or contract either upon direct negotiation, as provided in subsection (b), or in the open market, in the discretion of the City Manager. (d) Nothing contained in this section shall prevent the Council from contracting for work with patented processes or from the purchasing of patented appliances. (e) All public improvements which require that the City issue bonds to secure funds to pay the costs of construction of the improvements shall be ordered and approved in the manner provided in Chapter 7 of this Charter. 1 1 Section 3. Effective Date. This ordinance shall be in force and take effect in the St. Louis Park Home Rule Charter 90 days after its date of publication. Adopted by the City Council on July 1 , 1996. Attest: Reviewed for administration: Approved as to form and execution: CityAttorney �MI N &.circ Su+Po.t Sur.S.b AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION STATE OF MINNESOTA) SS COUNTY OF HENNEPIN) Denis L. Mindak , being duly sworn on an oath says that he/she is the publisher or authorized agent and employee of the publisher of the newspaper known as Sun -Sailor , and has full knowledge of the facts which are stated below (A) The newspaper has complied with all of the requirements constituting qualification as a qualified newspaper, as provided by Minnesota Statue 331A 02, 331A 07, and other applicable laws, as amended (B)Theprinted Ordinance No. 96-2070 which is attached was cut from the columns of said newspaper, and was printed and published once each week, for o n e successive weeks; it was first published Wednesday , the 10 day of Jul v , 19 96 , and was thereafter fed and published on every to and Including , the day of , 19 , and printed below is a copy of the lower case alphabet from A to Z, both inclusive, which is hereby acknowledged as being the size and kind of type used in the composition and publication of the notice abcdefgljklmnopgrstuvwxyz Acknowledged before me on this 10 day of J I St JLI I ).")( Notary Public M HEDBLOM ne, NOTARY MEW - MINNESOTA HENNEPIN COUNTY P v Ccr frossIon ares Jan 31, 2000 BY. TITLE. Publisher , 19 96 RATE INFORMATION west classified rate paid by commercial users .100 comparable space (2) Maximum rate allowed by law for the above matter (3) Rate actually charged for the above matter $ 2 15 per Zine $ 5 95 per line $ 1 09 per line City of St. Louis Park (Official Pubhcation) ORDINANCE NO. 96- 2070 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ST. LOUIS PARK HOME RULE CHARTER, SECTION 5 05, PURCHASES AND CONTRACTS, AND SECTION 5.06, CONTRACTS - HOW LET. THE CITY OF ST LOUIS PARK DOES ORDAIN. Section 1. The City Council considered the recom- mendation of the Charter Commission, as set forth in Charter Commission Resolution No 1, adopted by the Charter Commission on May 9, 1996 Section 2 . Minnesota Statutes Section 410 12, subdivi- sion 7, authonzes the City Council, upon the recommenda- tion of the Charter Commission, to amend the City's Home Rule Charter by ordinance Section 3 Section 5 05 of the St Louis Park Home Rule Charter is hereby amended to read Section 5 05. Purchases and Contracts. The City Manager shall be the chief purchasing agent of the City All purchases on behalf of the City shall be made, and all contracts shall be let, by the City Manager, pro- vided that the approval of the Council must be given whenever the amount of such purchase or contract exceeds $25,000 All contracts, bonds, and instruments of every kind to which the City is a party shall be exe- cuted in the name of the City and shall be signed by the Mayor and the City Manager Section 2. Section 5 06 of the St Louis Park Home Rule Charter is hereby amended to read Section 5.06 Contracts - How Let. (a) In all cases of contracts for the purchase of sup- plies, merchandise, or matenals, for the purchase or rental of equipment, or for any kind of construction alteration, repair, or maintenance work undertaken by the City, which are estimated to require an expendi- ture of more than $25,000 unless the Council shall by emergency ordinance otherwise provide, the City Manager shall advertise for bids by at least one (1) week's published notice in the official newsnaper Contracts and purchases in excess of $25,000 shall be let to the lowest responsible bidder as determined by the Council The Council may, however, reject any and all bids (b) in all cases of purchases or contracts that are estimated to require an expenditure of more than $10,000 but not more than $25,000 the City•Manager may make the purchase or contract either through competitive sealed bidding or through direct negotia- tion The City Manager may reject any and all bids in the case of any contract to be made upon direct negoti- ation, the City Manager shall obtain two or more quo- tations for the purchase or contract whenever possible, but advertising for bids and otherwise complying with competitive bidding procedures shall not be required (c) In all cases pf purchases or contracts that are esti- mated to require an expenditure of $10,000 or less, the City Manager may make the purchase or contract either upon direct negotiation, as provided in subsec- tion (b), or in the open market in the discretion of the City Manager (d) Nothing contained in this section shall prevent the Council from contracting for work with patented processes or from the purchasing of patented appli- ances pplyances (e) All public improvements which require that the City issue bonds to secure funds to pay the costs of con- struction of the improvements shall be ordered and -approved in the manner provided in Chapter 7 of this Charter Section 3 Effective Date. This ordinance shall be in force, and take effect in the St Louis Park Home Rule Charter 90 days after its date of publication Adopted by the City Council on July 1, 1996 /s/Gail Dorfman Mayor (July 10, 1996)A3/SLP11 1 8