OR 86-346 City Mg. change orders
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. 86346
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS, AMENDING SECTION 1-5-
6 OF ARTICLE 1-5 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TO
PROVIDE THE CITY MANAGER OF THE CITY OF COPPELL WITH AUTHORITY TO
APPROVE CERTAIN CHANGE ORDERS CONCERNING CITY CONTRACTS; PROVIDING
A REPEALING CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND DECLARING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. AMENDING SECTION 1-5-6 OF THE CITY CODE
The City of Coppell Code of Ordinances is hereby amended by amending Section 1-
5-6 of Article 1-5, Chapter 1, to read as follows. The section remains unchanged
except for the new text which is underlined below.
"Section 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 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 without further
approval from the City Council for all budgeted items not exceeding
the sum of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00). 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 increase the cost to the City over $10,000.00 and there are
budgeted funds to cover such cost increase." (Ord. ---)
SECTION 2. REPEALING CLAUSE
All ordinances, or parts of ordinances, inconsistent or in conflict with the
provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed.
SECTION 3. SEVERABILITY CLAUSE
If any article, paragraph or subdivision, clause or provision of this ordinance
shall be adjudged invalid or held unconstitutional, the same shall not affect the validity
of this ordinance as a whole or any part or provision thereof, other than the part so
decided to be invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION 4. EFFECTIVE DATE
This ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after the publication of
its caption, as the law in such cases provides.
SECTION 4. EFFECTIVE DATE
This ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after the publication of
its caption, as the law in such cases provides.
DULY PASSED by the City Council of the City of Coppell, Texas, on the //~/~
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