§ 35.06 CONTRACTS OF $100,000 OR GREATER.

   Contracts, as that term is defined in M.S. § 471.345, Subd. 2, as it may be amended from time to time, in amounts estimated to exceed $100,000, shall be approved by the City Council and shall be made pursuant to the competitive bidding or best value alternative processes set forth in M.S. §§ 412.311 and 471.345, Subds. 3 and 3a, as they may be amended from time to time, or pursuant to any other procedure authorized in state law. Sealed bids shall be solicited by public notice published in the official newspaper of record at least 10 days in advance of the last day for the submission of bids. The chief purchasing agent shall prepare or oversee preparation of formal bid specifications based on a manner of purchasing deemed most favorable to the interests of the city and on specifications that are broad enough to allow for competition.  The contract shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder as defined in Minnesota law.

(Prior Code, § 2-21)  (Ord. 369, passed 8-27-2002; Am. Ord. 531, passed 1-25-2011)

§ 35.07 CONTRACTS FOR LOCAL IMPROVEMENTS PAID FOR BY SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS OF $50,000 OR GREATER.

   Contracts for any local improvement project that is paid for with special assessments pursuant to M.S. Ch. 429 in amounts estimated to exceed $50,000 shall be approved by the City Council and shall be subject to the process established in § 35.06, or pursuant to any other procedure authorized in state law.

(Ord. 531, passed 1-25-2011)

PERSONNEL POLICY

§ 35.20 ESTABLISHMENT, AMENDMENT AND MODIFICATION BY RESOLUTION.

   (A)   The Council is hereby continued to be authorized to establish by Council resolution or continue in effect a personnel policy for the City of Park Rapids.

   (B)   The policy may be amended, modified, and added to by Council resolution.

(Prior Code, § 2-171)

ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES

§ 35.50 PURPOSE.

   Any violation of the City Code which provides for a penalty of a petty misdemeanor or a misdemeanor may be handled as an administrative penalty pursuant to this subchapter.  The City Council finds that adequate enforcement of the City Code may be accomplished through a system of administrative penalties.  Seldom would the city seek jail time as a penalty for violation of its code provisions.  A system of administrative penalties enforced by City Administration is therefore found to be more efficient than the District Court.

(Prior Code, § 2-200)

§ 35.51 NOTICE.

   (A)   Upon discovery of a suspected violation, the alleged violator will be issued, either personally or by mail, a citation that sets forth the alleged violation and which shall inform the alleged violator of his or her right to be heard on the accusation.

   (B)   The notice will also inform the violator that a failure to either pay or respond to the citation will result in the filing of a petty misdemeanor or misdemeanor complaint with the Court Administrator’s office.

(Prior Code, § 2-201)