(a) Except as provided in Subsection (b), a bidder, proposer, or other person interested in receiving the award of a contract from the city or entering into any other transaction with the city shall be deemed nonresponsible and shall be denied any contract or other transaction with the city if that bidder, proposer, or other person is indebted to the city or is delinquent in any payment owed to the city under a contract or other legal obligation.
(b) Disqualification under Subsection (a) of a bidder, proposer, or other person interested in contracting with or entering into a transaction with the city may be waived by the city council, after a review of the specific circumstances, if the waiver is deemed to be in the best interest of the city. (Ord. 25819)