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RESOLUTION NO. 2026-R______
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CULVER CITY, CALIFORNIA, UPDATING THE PURCHASING
OFFICER’S PURCHASING AUTHORITY.
WHEREAS, pursuant to Culver City Municipal Code (“CCMC”) Section
3.07.010, the City Council shall establish the purchasing and contracting authority of the City’s Purchasing Officer; and
WHEREAS, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2018- R024 on March 26, 2018, which authorized the City’s Purchasing Officer to approve any purchase order or contract (collectively, “Purchasing Authority”) where the aggregate amount of compensation for a particular vendor (e.g., suppliers, contractors, consultants, etc.) does not exceed the amount of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) in a single fiscal year.
WHEREAS, in consideration of the growing number of contracts beyond the existing Purchasing Authority , requiring significant staff time involved in preparing an item for a City Council agenda, as well as the fact that the Purchasing Authority has not been increased over the last eight years, the City Council has d etermined that the Purchasing Authority should be increased.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Culver City, California, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE as follows:
1. Except as otherwise specifically provided in CCMC Chapter 3.07, the Purchasing Officer or authorized designee shall be authorized to approve any purchase order or contract ( collectively, “Purchasing Authority”) where the aggregate amount of compensation for a particular vendor (e.g. suppliers, contractors, consultants, etc.) does not exceed the amount of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) in a single fiscal year.
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2. The Purchasing Officer may administratively establish a separate Purchasing Authority for d epartment heads or their authorized designees, which shall not exceed Thirty Thousand Dollars ($30,000).
3. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption and shall supersede and replace all previously adopted resolutions establishing the City Manager’s Purchasing Authority.
APPROVED and ADOPTED this _______ day of ______________, 2026.
FREDDY PUZA, Mayor
City of Culver City, California
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
JEREMY BOCCHINO, City Clerk HEATHER BAKER, City Attorney