O-2013-3492 revise rules/authorization of change orders to city contracts

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ORDINANCE NO. 2013 - 24/?oti AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2 "ADMINISTRATION" OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES BY REVISING RULES RELATED TO AUTHORIZATION OF CHANGE ORDERS TO CITY CONTRACTS; PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE; 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: Section 1: That Chapter 2, "Administration," Article III, "Finance," Division 2. "Purchases and Contracts", Subdivision 1 "In General", Section 2-81 of the Code of Ordinances, LaPorte, Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows: "Sec. 2-81. — Authority of city manager to contract for expenditures, limits; change orders (a) 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 not exceeding $50,000.00. All contracts for expenditures involving more than $50,000.00 must be expressly approved by the city council. (b) The city manager is hereby authorized to approve change orders involving increases or decreases in amounts up to and including the maximum allowed by state law, in accordance with V.T.C.A., Local Government Code section 252.048, as amended, and other applicable laws. The city manager shall notify the city council of all approved change orders in a timely basis." Section 2. 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 3. Each and every provision, paragraph, sentence and clause of this Ordinance has been separately considered and passed by the City Council of the City of La Porte, Texas, and each said provision would have been separately passed without any other provision, and if any provision hereof shall be ineffective, invalid or unconstitutional, for any cause, it shall not impair or affect the remaining portion, or any part thereof, but the valid portion shall be in force just as if it had been passed alone.