RESOLUTION NO. __________
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE, CALIFORNIA
AUTHORIZING PLACING ON THE BALLOT THE QUESTION OF AMENDING THE
CHARTER OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE TO ALLOW FOR THE COUNCIL TO PRESCRIBE
THE STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES FOR AWARDING CITY CONTRACTS BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE, that it does hereby authorize placing on the ballot for submission to the City electorate the following charter amendment, the full text of such amendment is set forth herein:
YESCHARTER AMENDMENT NO. __ Shall City Charter be amended to allow the council to establish by ordinance the standards, procedures, rules or regulations relating to all aspects of the award and performance of contracts, including contracts for the construction of public improvements, such as compensation paid for performance of such work? NO
Article VI, Sec. 9
Sec 9. Contracts requiring competitive bids.
The council shall by ordinance establish standards, procedures, rules or regulations relating to all aspects of the award and performance of contracts, including contracts for the construction of public improvements, including, but not limited to, compensation paid for performance of such work. The council shall provide by ordinance a complete procedure to ensure the integrity of awarding all contracts. Except as otherwise required in this Charter, no contract for supplies, material, labor, or other valuable consideration, or for the construction, improvement, repair, or maintenance of public works shall be authorized by the council except to the lowest responsible bidder after competitive bidding. The council may reject any and all bids. Competitive bidding shall not be required for:
(a) Labor or services rendered by any city officer or employee; (b) Labor, material, supplies, or services furnished by one (1) city department to another city department;
(c) Contracts for labor, material, supplies or services which are available from only one vendor;
(d) Contracts for labor, material, supplies or services or for the construction, improvement, repair, or maintenance of public works involving the expenditure of an amount not exceeding the limit established by ordinance of the city council; (e) Contracts relating to the acquisition of real property; (f) Contracts for professional or unique services;
(g) Contracts for labor, material, supplies and services for actual emergency work;
(h) Contracts with other governmental entities, or their contractors, for labor, materials, supplies or services.
The council, after rejecting bids, or if no bids are received, may readvertise for bids, or may have the work done by city forces if it determines that city forces can economically do the work, or it may have the contract negotiated without further bidding.
Upon recommendation of the city manager, the council may dispense with competitive bidding for any contract when it determines that it is in the best interests of the city so to do and acts by resolution setting forth the reason for such action.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Attorney is hereby directed to prepare an impartial analysis of the measure showing the effect of the measure on existing law and how the measure will operate; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk is hereby directed to take such steps as may deemed necessary to place the matter on the ballot for the General Municipal Election to be held on March 5, 2024.
Adopted this _____ day of __________, 2023.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
I, Dr. Suzie Abajian, City Clerk of the City of Glendale, certify that the foregoing Resolution No. was adopted by the Council of the City of Glendale, California, at a regular meeting held on the day of , 2023, and that the same was adopted by the following vote:
Ayes:
Noes:
Absent:
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City Clerk