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Ordinance No. NS-XXX <br />Page 1 of 15 <br />ORDINANCE NO. NS-XXX <br />AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />SANTA ANA AMENDING ARTICLES VII AND VII.II OF <br />CHAPTER 2 OF THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE <br />REGARDING CITY MANAGER’S CONTRACTING <br />AUTHORITY AND CITY PURCHASING RULES AND <br />REGULATIONS, AND ARTICLE VIII OF CHAPTER 33 OF <br />THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING PUBLIC <br />WORKS CONSTRUCTION RULES AND REGULATIONS <br />THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA HEREBY ORDAINS AS <br />FOLLOWS: <br />Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines, <br />and declares as follows: <br />A. Sections 421 and 422 of the Santa Ana City Charter provide that the City <br />Council may by ordinance authorize the City Manager to bind the City on non-public works <br />contracts and public works contracts for such amounts as may be established from time <br />to time. <br />B. Sections 421 and 422 also provide that the City Council may by ordinance <br />establish rules and procedures for competitive bidding for non-public works contracts and <br />public works contracts. <br />C. On March 19, 2019, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. NS-2963, by <br />which the City Manager’s contracting authority was increased to $50,000 for non-public <br />works contracts and to $250,000 for public works contracts. <br />D. The City Council is regularly presented with a voluminous amount of <br />contracts and agreements for approval annually. The process to obtain City Council <br />approval can be lengthy and requires a substantial amount of City staff time. This process <br />can also adversely impact the City’s ability to provide efficient and timely delivery of <br />services to its constituents and businesses. <br />E. Further increasing the City Manager’s contracting authority for both non- <br />public works and public works contracts and other housekeeping changes to the City’s <br />procurement rules and procedures are desirable because they will free staff time to <br />devote to other necessary public services and facilitate participation of small local vendors <br />for the City’s business, as the formal process can be time-consuming and costly. <br />F. Further increasing the City Manager’s contracting authority for both non- <br />public works and public works contracts and change orders to such contracts will also <br />further streamline the process to execute Public Works Agency contracts and agreements <br />for the construction, rehabilitation, maintenance, testing and inspection of public <br />EXHIBIT 1