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2006-155 ORDINANCE NO. 2tJ06-/IFt} AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ACCEPT AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF MCKINNEY, TEXAS TO AUTHORIZE PARTICIPATION IN VARIOUS CITY OF DENTON CONTRACTS FOR THE PURCHASE OF VARIOUS GOODS AND SERVICES; AUTHORIZING THE EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS THEREFOR; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE (FILE 3509- INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF MCKINNEY, TEXAS). THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS: SECTION 1. The City Manager .is hereby authorized to execute the InterIocal Agreement and to exercise all rights and duties of the City of Denton under the agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated by reference herein. SECTION 2. This ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its passage and approval. . !It- ~ PASSED AND APPROVED this the Ii!!}1 day of M..t.-' ~ rZYt1fU PE~CNEILL, MA 'fOR ,2006. ATTEST: JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY APPR ED A TO LEGAL FORM: EDWIN M. SNYDER, CITY ATTORNEY 4 BY: 2-0RD.lnterlocal Agreement Wi INTERLOCAL COOPERATIVE PURCHASING AGREEMENT BETWEEN CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS AND CITY OF MCKINNEY, TEXAS STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF DENTON THIS AGREEMENT is made on the !J!:!t day of (lfJi1L betwcen the City of Denton, and the City of McKinney; each referred to participating governments. ,2006, herein as WHEREAS, the respective participating governments are authorized by the Interlocal Cooperation Act, V.T.C.A. Government Code, Chapter 791, to enter into joint contracts and agreements for the performance of governmental functions and services including administrative functions normally associated with the operation of government such as purchasing of necessary materials and supplies; WHEREAS, it is the desire of the aforesaid participating governments to comply with and further the policies and purpose of the Interlocal Cooperation Act; WHEREAS, the participating governments cannot normally obtain the best possible purchase price for materials and supplies acting individually and without cooperation; and WHEREAS, it is deemed in the best interest of all participating governments that said governments do enter into a mutually satisfactory agreement for the purchase of certain materials and supplies; WHEREAS, the parties, in performing governmental functions or in paying for the pcrformancc of governmental functions hereunder shall make that performance or those payments from current revenues legally available to that party; NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto, in consideration of the mutual covenants and conditions contained herein and pursuant to the authority permitted under the lnterlocal Cooperation Act, promisc and agree as follows: I. Purpose The purpose of this Agreement is to authorize participation of the City of McKinney in various contracts for the purchase of various goods and services. Participation in this cooperative program will be highly beneficial to the taxpayers of the City of McKinncy through anticipated savings to be realized. II. Duration of Agreement This Agreement shall be in effect from the date of execution until terminated by either party to the agreement. III. Relationship of Parties It is agreed that the City of McKinney, in receiving products and/or services specified in this agreement, shall act as an independent purchaser and shall have control of its needs and the manner in which they are acquired. Neither the City of McKinney, its agents, employees, volunteer help or any other person operating under this contract shall be considered an agent or employee of the City of Denton and shall not be entitled to participate in any pension plans or other benefits that the City of Denton provides its employees. The City of Denton shall notify all participating entities of available contracts to include terms of contract, commodity cost, contact names and addresses. The City of Denton shall keep participating governments informed of all changes to the Cooperative Purchasing list of contracts. Nothing in this agreement shall prevent any participating government from accepting and awarding bids for commodities subject to this agreement individually and in its own behalf. Tom D. Shaw, C.P.M., Purchasing Agent is hereby designated as the official representative to act for the City of Denton in all matters relating to this agreement. IV. Purchase of Goods and Services All products and services shall be procured by the City of Denton in accordance with procedures governing competitive bids and competitive proposals. The participating government will be able to purchase from those contracts established by the City of Denton where notice has been given in the specifications and successful bidder has accepted terms for Cooperative Purchasing Agreements for local governments. The participating governments hereto agree that the ordering of products and services through this agreement shall be their individual responsibility and that the successful bidder or bidders shall bill each participating government directly, or as deemed advantageous to both participating governments. The participating governments agree to pay successful bidders or anl1clpating governments directly for all products or services received from current revenues available for such purchase. Each participating government shall be liable to the successful bidder only for products and services ordered by and received by it, and shall not by the execution of this agreement assume any additional liability. The City of Denton does not warrant and is not responsible for the quality or delivery of products or services from successful bidder. The participating government shall receive all warranties provided by successful bidder for the products or services purchased. In the event that any dispute arises between individual participating government and a successful bidder, the same shall be handled by and between the participating government body and the bidder. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this agreement to be executed by their authorized officers thereon the day and the year first above written. CITY OF DENTON (CONTRACTING ENTITY) oward Marti Interim City Manager ~fn._ ".0/t:/h~ By: Lawrence W. Robinson, ~; by Regie Neff, Assistant City Manager and authorized signatory APPROVED AS TO FORM: CITY ATTORNE CITY OF D BY: