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1985-0660923L AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS FOR EMERGENCY PURCHASES OF MATERIALS, EQUIPMENT, SUPPLIES OR SERVICES IN ACCOR- DANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF STATE LAW EXEMPTING SUCH PURCHASES FROM REQUIREMENTS OF COMPETITIVE BIDS, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE WHEREAS, state law requires that certain contracts requiring an expenditure or payment by the City in an amount exceeding $5,000 be by competitive bids, except in the case of public calamity where it becomes necessary to act at once to appropriate money to relieve the necessity of the citizens, or to preserve the property of the city, or it is necessary to protect the public health of the citizens of the city, or in case of unfore- seen damage to public property, machinery or equipment, and WHEREAS, Section 2 36 (f) of the Code of Ordinances requires that the City Council approve all expenditures of more than $3,000, and WHEREAS, Section 2 09 of the City Charter requires that every act of the council providing for the expenditure of funds or for the contracting of indebtedness shall be by ordinance, NOW, THEREFORE, THS COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS SECTION I That the City Council hereby determines that there is a NO 95-44 public calamity that makes it necessary to act at once to appropriate money to relieve the necessity of the citizens, or to preserve the property of the city, or to protect the public health of the citizens of the city, or to provide for unforseen damage to public property, machinery or equipment, and by reason thereof, the following emergency purchases of materials, equipment, supplies or services, as described in the "Purchase Orders" attached hereto, are hereby approved PURCHASE ORDER NUMBER VENDOR AMOUNT 67724 SECTION II Jagoe Public $ 6,525 00 That because of such emergency, the City Manager or designated employee is hereby authorized to purchase the materials, equipment, supplies or services as described in the attached Purchase Orders and to make payment therefore in the amounts therein stated, such emergency purchases being in accordance with the provisions of state law exempting such purchases by the City from the requirements of competitive bids SECTION III That this ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its passage and approval PAGE ONE PASSED AND APPROVED this the of April, 1985 jPRID TE T, MAiYUiW' CI OF NTON, TEXAS ATTEST CHAR ALLEN, ' T ' E. E RY -~RLOTTE r CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM DEBRA ADAMI DRAYOVITCH, CITY ATTORNEY CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS BY PAGE TWO