(a) In the event the Mayor determines and declares that the City is in a time of public danger or emergency, as provided for in Section 7 of the City’s Charter, during such time of public danger or emergency, a real and present emergency is deemed to exist and no vote of the City Commission will be required to find a real and present emergency, as provided for in Section 145.02 of the Codified Ordinances, and the Mayor, the City Manager, and the Finance Director are each authorized to and may bind the City to contracts without complying with competitive bidding requirements and without obtaining additional legislative approval and authorization by the City Commission for the expenditures related to such contracts.
(b) In the event the Mayor determines and declares that the City is in a time of public danger or emergency, as provided for in Section 7 of the City’s Charter, during such time of public danger or emergency, each City Department Director is authorized to approve purchases of necessary equipment, supplies, and services needed to respond to the exigencies of the time of public danger or emergency, up to a maximum aggregate sum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) of purchases which have not been authorized by the Mayor, City Manager, or Finance Director.
(Ord. 06-382. Passed 10-17-06.)