ORDINANCE NO. 12-23
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF ORANGE AMENDING SECTIONS
3.08.080 AND 3.08.410 OF THE ORANGE
MUNICIPAL CODE TO UPDATE THE CITY’S
PURCHASING SYSTEM.
WHEREAS, Chapter 3.08 of the Orange Municipal Code sets forth the City’s procedures for the purchase of materials, supplies and equipment, professional services, and the selection of contractors to perform public projects, and
WHEREAS, the purpose of this ordinan ce is to increase the thresholds for the use of purchase orders in connection with the procurement of materials, supplies and equipment, public projects, and professional services.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ORANGE DOES ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION I:
The subject Ordinance is not subject to the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) because it is not a "project" as defined in Guideline 15378.
SECTION II:
Section 3.08.080 , “Revenue and Finance – Purchasing System – General -- Purchase Orders,” and Section 3.08.410, “Revenue and Finance – Purchasing System – Professional Services – Limits and Approvals,” of the Orange Municipal Code are hereby amended to read as follows:
3.08.080 General – Purchase Orders.
The procurement of all materials, supplies or equipment, public projects and professional services of $5,000 or more shall be made only by written purchase orders issued by the Purchasing Officer and any other contractual document deemed necessary and appropriate by the Purchasing Officer and the City Attorney. Except as otherwise provided herein, no purchase ord er shall be issued unless the prior approval of the Purchasing Officer, or his or her designated representative, has first been obtained. Supplies, equipment, public projects and professional services of less than $5,000 in any one transaction sh all be made using simplified and cost - effective operational procedures and forms approved by the Purchasing Officer without the use of formal or informal bid procedures and do not require a written purchase order. (Ord. 25-04)
2 3.08.410 Professional Services—Limits and Approvals.
A Professional services of less than $5,000 require the approval of the initiating department head, shall be processed using operational procedures and forms approved by the Purchasing Officer and do not require a written purchase order.
B. Professional services with a value in excess of $5,000.00 but not more than $30,000.00 require the approval of the initiating department head and shall be made by written contract executed by the City Manager and approved as to form by the City Attorney.
C. Professional services with a value in excess of $30,000.00 require the approval of the City Council and shall be made by written contract executed by the Mayor and approved as to form by the City Attorney. (Ord. 25-04)
SECTION III:
If any section, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this Ordinance, and each section, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause and phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one (or more) section, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase had been declared invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION IV:
The City Clerk is hereby directed to certify the adoption of this Ordinance and cause the same to be published as required by law. This Ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days from and after the date of its final passage.
ADOPTED this day of , 2023.
Daniel R. Slater, Mayor, City of Orange
ATTEST:
Pamela Coleman, City Clerk, City of Orange
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I, PAMELA COLEMAN, City Clerk of the City of Orange, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was introduced at the regular meeting of the City Council held on the ___ day of _____________, 2023, and thereafter at the regular meeting of said City Council duly held on the ___ day of ________ ____, 2023 was duly passed and adopted by the following vote, to wit:
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Pamela Coleman, City Clerk, City of Orange