160 ORDINANCE NO. 160
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF GRAND TERRACE AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO PERFORM EMERGENCY PUBLIC
PROJECT WORK
WHEREAS, Public Contract Section 20160 et se=c. provides that public projects must
generally be competitively bid; and
WHEREAS, Public Contract Section 20168 provides that in cases of emergency the City
Council may, by a 4/5 vote, declare that the public interest demand the immediate expenditure
of money to safeguard life, health and property; and
WHEREAS, Chapter 803 of the 1994 Statutes now authorizes the City Council to
delegate to a non-elective officer the power to order emergency work provided regular reports
are made to the City Council justifying the status of the emergency and the work.
NOW,.THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Grand Terrace does hereby
ORDAIN as follows:
Section 1: That Section 8.30 is hereby added:
"8.30.010. Public Projects - Exceytion. Except as otherwise provided, this
Chapter does not apply to the bidding requirements for "public projects," as the
same is defined in the Public Contract Code."
"8.30.020 Emergency Public Project Work. The City Manager, or in his
absence, the Assistant City Manager, shall have the authority-to order emergency
work pursuant to Public Contract Code Section 22050 or any successor statute.
If such action is ordered, the person ordering the work shall report to the Board
at successive regular meetings stating the reason(s) justifying the continuation of
the emergency work."
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Section 3: That the City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Ordinance and cause it to
be posted as required by law.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED this 14t1h day of December , 1995.
ATTEST:
City Clerk May
APPROVED:
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City Attorney
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