10-09-12 Citizen's Charter Review Advisory Commission

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5.01(c) Payment of taxes — Rename to 5.01(b) due to striking original 5.01(b), and propose changes to new 5.01(b) as follows: 5.01(b)(1). Payment of taxes. 1. When due and payable. All taxes due the city shall be payable at the office of the assessor -collector and may be paid at any time after the tax rolls for the year have been completed and approved, which shall be not later than October €Kst 15. Taxes shall be paid before February first following the year for which the tax was levied, and all such taxes not paid prior to such date shall be deemed delinquent and shall be subject to such penalty and interest as provided by use the Texas Property Tax Code. 5.01(b)(2). Tax liens. 2. The tax levied by the city is hereby declared to be a lien, charge or encumbrance upon the property upon which tax is due, which lien, charge or encumbrance the city is entitled to enforce and foreclose in any court having jurisdiction over the same, and the lien, charge and encumbrance on the property in favor of the city, for the amount of taxes, penalties and interest due on such property, is such as to give the state courts jurisdiction to enforce and foreclose said lien on the property on which the taxes, penalties and interest is due, not only as against any resident of this state or person whose residence is unknown, but also as against nonresidents. All taxes upon real estate shall especially be a lien and a charge upon the property upon which the taxes, penalties and interest are due, which lien may be foreclosed in any court having jurisdiction. 5.02 Purchase procedure — Substitute "charged" for "changed" in the first sentence, second line. Further proposed changes as suggested by Finance Director Michael Dolby are as follows: All purchases made and contracts executed by the city shall be pursuant to a requisition from the - head of the office, department or agency whose appropriation will be Ghanged charged, and no contract or order shall be binding upon the city unless and until the city manager or his designee approves the same and certifies that there is to the credit of such office, department or agency a sufficient unencumbered appropriation and allotment balance to pay for the supplies, materials, equipment or contractual services for which the contract or order is to be issued. Before the city may enter into a contract that requires an expenditure of more than five thousand dellaFs ($5;8004M) fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) or state requirement, whichever is greater, the city must comply with the procedure prescribed by V.T.C.A., Local Government Code § 252.001 et seq., for competitive sealed bidding or competitive sealed proposals. The city may use the competitive sealed proposals procedure for purchase of goods or services, including high technology procurements and insurance. Council may by ordinance confer upon the city manager general authority to contract for expenditures without further approval of council for budgeted items not exceeding five fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00) or state requirement, whichever is greater. All contracts for expenditures involving more than fwe fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00), whichever is greater, must be expressly approved in advance by council. If the competitive sealed bidding requirement applies to the contract, the contract must be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder or best value as prescribed by V.T.C.A., Local Government Code §252.043, et seq. Council or the city manager, in such cases as he is authorized to contract for the city, may reject any and all bids. If the competitive sealed proposals requirement applies to the contract, the contract must be awarded to the responsible offeror whose proposal is determined to be the most advantageous to the city considering the relative importance of price and the other evaluation factors included in the request for proposals. Council by ordinance may increase the five fifty thousand dollar ($50,000.00) limitation herein provided to conform to subsequent increases authorized by state law. Contracts for professional services for which bidding is prohibited by state law shall not be let on competitive bids. Procurement of architectural or engineering services shall be in accordance with the Professional Services Procurement Act. In the event of conflict between any provision of this section and state law, state law shall prevail. Citizens' Charter Review Advisory Commission Minutes of October 9, 2012 Meeting