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e e ORDINANCE NO. 95- 2063 AN ORDINANCE ELECTING TO HAVE THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 252, "PURCHASING AND CONTRACTING AUTHORITY OF MUNICIPALITIES," OF THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE SUPERSEDE THE PROVISIONS OF THE HOME RULE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE: Section 1. The City Council of the city of La Porte, the governing body of the City of La Porte, hereby elects to have the provisions of Chapter 252, "Purchasing and Contracting Authority of Municipalities," Texas Local Government Code, supersede the provisions of the Home Rule Charter of the City of La Porte that relates to the notice of contracts, advertisement of the notice, requirements for the taking of sealed bids based on specifications for public improvements or purchases, the manner of publicly opening bids or reading them aloud, or the manner of letting contracts that are in conflict with Chapter 252, Texas Local Government Code. Section 2. This Ordinance is enacted pursuant to the authority contained in S252.002, Texas Local Government Code, and S5.02, "Purchase Procedure," of the Home Rule Charter of the City of La Porte, as amended on May 5, 1990. 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 Council was posted at a place convenient to the public at the City Hall of the City for the time required by law preceding this meeting, as required by the Open Meetings Law, Chapter 551, Texas Government Code; and that this meeting has been open to the public as required