The authority applicable for the purchase of goods, services, and public projects shall be delegated as follows:
A. Award by Public Works Contracts Manager or Deputy Director of Public Works. The deputy director of public works may make purchases or contracts for goods and services in an amount not to exceed three thousand dollars ($3,000). The public works contracts manager or deputy director of public works may award contracts for public projects, or take any other action in response to bids for public projects, if the estimated amount of the contract will not exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000). The public works contracts manager or deputy director of public works may sign purchases or contracts on behalf of the city within his or her purchasing authority.
B. Award by Department Head. A department head may make purchases or contracts for goods and services in an amount not to exceed twenty thousand dollars ($20,000). A department head may award contracts for public projects, or take any other action in response to bids for public projects, if the estimated amount of the contract will not exceed thirty thousand dollars ($30,000). A department head may sign purchases or contracts on behalf of the city within his or her purchasing authority.
C. Award by City Manager. The city manager may make purchases or contracts for goods and services in an amount not to exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000). The city manager may award contracts for public projects, or take any other action in response to bids for public projects, if the estimated amount of the contract will not exceed sixty thousand dollars ($60,000). The city manager may sign purchases or contracts on behalf of the city within his or her purchasing authority.
D. Award by City Council. The city council shall make purchases or contracts for goods and services that exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) and for public projects that exceed sixty thousand dollars ($60,000). The city manager may sign purchases or contracts on behalf of the city after award by the city council. (Ord. 2021-06-1524 § 2 (part))