GARDEN GROVE CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. ___
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GARDEN GROVE
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE
CERTAIN AGREEMENTS
WHEREAS, delegation of authority to the City Manager to enter into certain agreements is integral to the efficient functioning of City government and facilitates being able to meet the City's legal responsibilities in providing services to the community; and
WHEREAS, Garden Grove Municipal Code Section 2.08.170 provides that t he City Manager, or his or her representative, shall be responsible for the purchase of all supplies for all the departments or divisions of the City; and
WHEREAS, Garden Grove Municipal Code Section 2.08.200 provides that it shall be the duty of the City M anager to perform such duties and exercise such powers as may be delegated to him or her from time to time by ordinance or resolution or other official action of the City Council; and
WHEREAS, in 1985, the City Council granted the City Manager the authority to execute various small development and planning related agreements in an amount of up to $15,000 per year per contractor; and
WHEREAS, in 1993, the City Council expanded this authority to personal services contracts in general, at the same $15,000 per year per level; and
WHEREAS, in 2004, through the adoption of Resolution No. 8596 -04, the City Council increased the threshold amount to $25,000; and
WHEREAS, in 2014, through the adoption of Resolution No. 9212 -14, the City Council increased the amount to $50,000, and
WHEREAS, the current threshold of $50,000 has remained the same for twelve (12) years and is less than that of the city managers/agency heads of many other cities and public agencies in Orange County; and
WHEREAS, the efficient operation of the City would be enhanced by increasing the threshold up to which the City Manager is authorized to enter into personal services contracts, and contracts for the purchase of supplies and equipment, on behalf of the City and expressly delegating authority to the City Manager to execute agreements on behalf of the City providing for indemnification by the City of the other party to the agreement in specified circumstances.
NOW, THEREFORE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GARDEN GROVE DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Garden Grove City Council
Resolution No. ___
Section 1. Repeal of prior Resolutions. Resolution No. 9212-14 is hereby repealed.
Section 2 . Agreements for Personal Services and the Purchase of Supplies and Equipment. The City Manager, or the City Manager's designee, shall have the authority to execute all agreements for personal services, and for the purchase of supplies and equipment, up to the total sum of seventy -five thousand dollars ($75,000.00), provided, however, that the cumulative total payable to an individual person or entity under agreements approved by the City Manager, or the City Manager's designee, pursuant to this authority shall not exceed seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000.00) in any single fiscal year.
Section 3. Indemnity Provisions in Agreements. Su bject to the recommendation of the Risk Manager and the approval as to form by the City Attorney, the City Manager, or the City Manager's designee, shall have the authority to execute agreements on behalf of the City providing for indemnification by the Ci ty of the other party to the agreement (a) where the value of the agreement, other than indemnification, does not exceed seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000.00) and City Council approval of the agreement is not otherwise required, or (b) for the use of public or private property by the City, provided, however, that any such indemnity provision shall be specifically limited to claims, losses, damages, or injuries arising from the City's use of such property.
Adopted this 8th day of September, 2026.
STEPHANIE KLOPFENSTEIN
ATTEST: MAYOR
LIZBETH VASQUEZ
CITY CLERK