87-7300R74
RESOLUTION N0. 7300
A RESOLUTION PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CITY CHARTER.
WHEREAS, the Richfield City Charter provides in Section
6.05 and 6.06 for purchases and contracts made by the City of
Richfield and
WHEREAS, Charter Section 6.05 and 6.06 do not address
certain types of purchases, rental and lease agreements, as well
as purchases of services and
WHEREAS, Charter Section 6.05 and 6.06 should be updated to
conform with Minnesota State Statue 471.345, the Uniform
Municipal Contracting law and
WHEREAS, Charter. Section.. 6.05 and 6.06 do not reference the
sale of City .property and
WHEREAS, the City Administrative staff would like a
consistent reference for purchasing authority of the City Manager
and City Council
NOW THEREFORE, be resolved by the City Council of the City
Richfield, Minnesota as follows:
That the following proposed amendment to the City Charter
be referred to the Charter Commission for review and
recommendation.
(1) Section 6.05 is amended to read:
Sec. 6.05. Purchases and Contracts. The City Manager may
make or let contracts for the purchase or sale of supplies,
materials, equipment, or the rental thereof, or any kind of
construction or repair work involving real or personal property,
or for the purchase of personal services, when the amount of such
contract does Red $~.:-~e~ is less than $10,000. If such contract
exceeds the last stated amount but is ~.s~ not more than $15,000,
same may be made or let by the City Manager after first obtaining
approval of the City Council. R~-~ o-tk~--pu~hases_shal.~.~ d-e
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contract is for the purchase of ersonal services and exceeds
15,000, same shall be made or let by the City Manager after
first obtaining approval of the City Council. Every contract for
the sale or purchase of merchandise, materials or equipment, or
the alteration thereof, or for the construction, alteration,
repair or maintenance of real of personal property, where the
amount involved is more than $15,000 shall be let only by the
City Council upon the recommendation of the City Manager to the
lowest responsible bidder, unless the council shall otherwise
provide by resolution adopted by a majority of the council and
published once in the official legal newspaper of the City The
council may, however, re.~ect any and all beds. Subject to the
rovisions of the Charter.
urther regulations for mak
11 other contracts shall b
the Council may by
ino of bids and le
e let by the Counc
ordinance adopt
tinq of contracts.
(2) Section 6.06 entitles:~~Contracts: How Let is repealed.
Passed by the City Council of the City of Richfield,
Minnesota .this 11th day of MaY , 1987.
ATTEST:
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Thomas Ferber, City Clerk