OR 94-654 City Manager to approve change orders without Council approval not to exceed $15,000 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. 94654
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS,
AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF COPPELL,
TEXAS TO COMPLY WITH STATE LAW§ 252.021 AND § 252.048 OF THE
TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE, BY AMENDING SECTION 1-5-6
TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO CONTRACT FOR
EXPENDITURES WITHOUT APPROVAL OF THE CITY COUNCIL FOR
BUDGETED ITEMS NOT TO EXCEED THE SUM OF FIFTEEN
THOUSAND DOLLARS ($15,000.00), AND TO APPROVE CHANGE
ORDERS NOT TO EXCEED FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS ($15,000.00)
WITHOUT APPROVAL OF THE CITY COUNCIL; PROVIDING A
REPEALING CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COPPELL,
TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That the Code of Ordinances of the City of Coppell, Texas be, and the
same is hereby, amended to comply with state law § 252.021 and § 252.048 of the Texas
Local Govermnent Code, by amending Section 1-5-6 of the Code of Ordinances of Coppell,
Texas, in part, to read as follows:
"See. 1-5-6 AUTHORITY TO PURCHASE AND APPROVE CHANGE ORDERS
Section 7.09 of the Home-Rule Charter of the
City of Coppell provides that the City Council
may, by ordinance, confer upon the City Manager
the general authority to contract for expenditures
without approval of the City Council for all
budgeted items not exceeding a limit set by the
City Council. Pursuant to said section, the City
Council hereby confers upon the City Manager of
the City of Coppell authority to contract for
expenditures for the City, other than a contract
for insurance, without further approval from the
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City Council for all budgeted items not exceeding
the sum of Fifteen Thousand Dollars
($15,000.00). Provided further, the City Manager,
with the written concurrence of the City
Engineer, is authorized to approve change orders
on City contracts without further approval from
the City Council, so long as the change will not
decrease or increase the cost to the City over
Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000.00) and there
are budgeted funds to cover any cost increase."
SECTION 2. REPEALING CLAUSE
That all provisions of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Coppell, Texas in
conflict with the provisions of this ordinance be, and the same are hereby, repealed, and all
other provisions not in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance shall remain in full
force and effect.
SECTION 4. SEVERABILITY CLAUSE
That should any word, phrase, paragraph, section or portion of this ordinance or of
the Code of Ordinances, as amended hereby, be held to be invalid, void or unconstitutional,
the same shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of said ordinance or of the
Code of Ordinances, as amended hereby, which shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 6. EFFECTIVE DATE
This ordinance shall take effect from and after its passage as the law and charter in
such cases provide.
DULY PASSED by the City Council of the City of Coppell, Texas, on the /'-/~--'ff~
day of ,, .~v,_. , 1994.
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TOM MORTON, MAYOR
ATTEST:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
(PGS/jd 6-2-94)
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