HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 5839 - Authorized - City Manager - Approve Routine Contracts, Goods & Services - 04_23_1998RESOLUTION NO.5839
Item #54
April 23, 1998
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the Local Government Code of the State of Texas provides at Sec.
252.048(c) that the governing body of municipalities may grant general authority to
approve change orders to an administrative official within the amounts specified; and
WHEREAS, the Charter of the City of Lubbock provides at Ch. 1, Art. X, Sec.
4(f) that the City Manager may perform such duties as are assigned to him by the City
Council; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has deemed it to be in the best interest of the
citizens of the City of Lubbock to expedite the performance of City business by granting
to the City Manager authority to approve change orders as specified by the Local
Government Code which currently provides for administrative approval of change orders
up to $25,000; and
WHEREAS, Resolutions 4151, 4256 and 4583 authorized the City Manager to
approve routine contracts for goods and services involving an expenditure or receipt of
$15,000 or less on standard City contract forms or in a form aproved by the City
Attorney; and
WHEREAS, the City Council deems it to be in the best interest of the citizens of
the City of Lubbock to extend this general authority to $25,000; NOW TBEREFORE:
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK:
SECTION 1. THAT the City Manager of the City of Lubbock is hereby
authorized and directed to approve routine contract change orders involving an increase
or decrease of $25,000 or less, or such other amount as may be specified hereafter by
applicable provisions of state law.
SECTION 2. THAT the City Manager of the City of Lubbock or his designee is
hereby authorized and directed to approve routine contracts for goods and services
involving expenditures or the receipt of $25,000 or less that are executed on standard
City contract forms or in a form approved by the City Attorney.
SECTION 3. THAT any prior resolutions or parts of resolutions in
this Resolution are hereby repealed to the extent of any conflict.
Passed by the City Council this 23rd day of Oril // , 1998.
ATTEST:
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Kaytye Darnell, City. Secretary
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
Bob Cass, City Manager
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Dr6nald G. Vandiver
First Assisstant City Attorney
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