(A) The authority to enter into contracts is assigned to the Town Council consistent with G.S. § 153A-13. In certain cases, the Board has delegated this authority to the Town Manager or designee.
(B) Contracts not included below must be approved by the Town Council prior to execution of the contract by the town.
(C) The Town Manager has the authority to approve and shall sign the following types of contracts (division (C)(1) through (C)(6)) and cannot delegate signing authority for contracts:
(1) Construction or repair projects that do not require formal competitive bid procedures ($30,000 to $500,000).
(2) Purchases of apparatus, supplies, and materials or equipment that do not require formal competitive bid procedures (less than $90,000).
(3) Operating leases of personal property within budgeted appropriation (must not qualify as a capital lease).
(4) Service contracts within budgeted appropriations.
(5) Grant agreements to or from governmental units and other public, private, or non-profit organizations that are within budgeted appropriations, unless a granter requires approval and execution by the Town Council.
(6) Change orders and amendments to contracts previously approved by the Town Council, within appropriations, provided the dollar amount of the contract amendment does not exceed $25,000.
(Res. 2020-16, passed 8-3-2020)