O-2004-2736-A (done at 1/14/08 meeting)

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ORDINANCE NO. 2004-2736-A AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE BY AMENDING CHAPTER 2, "ADMINISTRATION", ARTICLE III. "FINANCE", DIVISION 2. "PURCHASES AND CONTRACTS", SECTION 2-81 "AUTHORITY OF CITY MANAGER TO CONTRACT FOR EXPENDITURES; LIMITS", BY INCREASING THE CITY MANAGER'S EXPENDITURE LIMIT FROM $25,000 TO $50,000; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS, THAT: Section 1. That Chapter 2, "Administration", Article IlL, "Finance", Division 2. "Purchases and Contracts", Section 2-81 "Authority of City Manager to Contract for Expenditures; Limits" is hereby amended anq shall read as follows: "Sec. 2-81. Authority of city manager tp co~tract forexpenditures; limits. Pursuant to the provisions of Ch~l.rtersection 5.02 regarding purchase procedure, the city council hereby confers upon the city manager general authority to contract for expenditures, without further approval of the city council, for budgeted items not exceeding $50,000. All contracts for expenditures involving more than $50,000.00 must be expressly approved by the city council." Section 2. If any section, sentence, phrase, clause, or any part of any section, sentence, phrase, or clause, of this Ordinance shall, for any reason, be held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the remaining portions of this Ordinance, it is hereby declared to be the intention of the City of Council to have passed each section, sentence, phrase, or clause, or part thereof, irrespective of the fact that any other section, sentence, phrase, or clause, or part thereof, may be declared invalid. Section 3. The City Council officially finds, determines, recites and declares that a sufficient written notice of the date, hour, place and subject of this meeting of the City