HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 2025-4091 amends Ch. 2 expenditures limitsORDINANCE 2025-4091
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2 "ADMINISTRATION" OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS, BY AMENDING SECTION 2-81
"AUTHORITY OF CITY MANAGER TO CONTRACT FOR EXPENDITURES;
LIMITS", BY DEFINING LIMITS OF CITY MANAGER PURCHASING AUTHORITY
BASED ON AMOUNTS STATE RULES FOR COMPETITIVE BIDDING AND
PROPOSALS; PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE; CONTAINING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS
ACT; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS:
Section 1: That Chapter 2, "Administration," Article III "Finance", Division 2 "Purchases and
Contracts", Subdivision I "In General", Section 2-81 "Authority of city manager to contract for
expenditures; limits", is hereby amended in its entirety and shall hereinafter read as follows:
"Sec. 2-81. - Authority of city manager to contract for expenditures; limits.
Pursuant to the provisions of Charter Section 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 the cost of which does not exceed the constitutional and/or statutory
thresholds for competitive sealed bidding or competitive sealed proposals. All contracts for expenditures in
excess of constitutional and/or statutory thresholds for competitive sealed bidding or competitive sealed
proposals must be expressly approved by the city council."
Section 2: All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent with the terms of this ordinance are
hereby repealed; provided, however, that such repeal shall be only to the extent of such
inconsistency and in all other respects this ordinance shall be cumulative of other ordinances
regulating and governing the subject matter covered by this ordinance.
Section 3: Should any section or part of this ordinance be held unconstitutional, illegal, or invalid,
or the application to any person or circumstance for any reasons thereof ineffective or inapplicable,
such unconstitutionality, illegality, invalidity, or ineffectiveness of such section or part shall in no
way affect, impair or invalidate the remaining portions thereof; but as to such remaining portion
or portions, the same shall be and remain in full force and effect and to this end the provisions of
this ordinance are declared to be severable.
Section 4: 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 is 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 Chapter 551, Tx. Gov't Code; and that this meeting has been open to
the public as required by law at all times during which this ordinance and the subject matter thereof
has been discussed, considered and formally acted upon. The City Council further ratifies,
approves and confirms such written notice and the contents and posting thereof.
Section 5: This ordinance shall become effective on September 1, 2025.
PASSED AND APPROVED this, the 28 h day of July, 2025.
CITY OF LA POR
Rick Helton,
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Clark T. Askins, City Attorney