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REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM <br />Budget <br />Agenda Date Requested:August 26, 2013 <br />Source of Funds: <br />Requested By:Traci E. Leach <br />Account Number: <br />Department: Administration <br />Amount Budgeted: <br />Report: Resolution:Ordinance:X <br />Amount Requested: <br />Exhibits:Ordinance <br />Budgeted Item: <br />Exhibits: Excerpt from Special Election results <br />SUMMARY & RECOMMENDATION <br />During the May 2013 Special Election, La Porte voters reviewed and voted on 30 propositions to <br />amend the City’s Charter. All provisions were approved by voters, including a provision that <br />streamlined the process for authorizing change orders. Under the previous language, any change <br />order over $5,000 required approval by the Council. The new Charter language states, <br />“ <br />Procedures for making change orders or alterations in contracts shall be governed by the provisions <br />established in V.T.C.A. Texas Local Government Code for municipal purchasing.” <br />The attachedordinance is presented for Council consideration to formalize the authority of the <br />City Manager to approvechange orders up to the legal limit prescribed by state law, which is <br />currently $50,000. The ordinance also calls for the City Manager to provide timely reports to the <br />Council of all change orders approved. <br />Staff recommends approval of the ordinance amending Chapter 2 of the Code of Ordinances <br />governing the rules related to authorization of change orders to City contracts. <br />Action Required by Council: <br />Consider approval or other action of an ordinance that amends Chapter 2 of the Code of <br />Ordinances and authorizes the City Manager to approve change orders up to the legal limit <br />prescribed by state law. <br />Approved for City Council Agenda <br />Corby D. Alexander,City ManagerDate <br /> <br />