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City Council may make tho violation of its ordinances a misdemeanor <br />which may be prosecuted in the name of the People of the State of <br />California or may be redressed by Civil Action and may prescribe pun- <br />ishment for such violation by fine not lo exceed Five Hundred Dollars <br />($SOQ.OQ), or by imprisonment not to exceed six months, or by both such <br />fine and imprisonment. <br /> <br /> Section 421. CONTRACTS. The City shall not be bound by any <br />contract, except as hereinafter provided, unless the same shall be made <br />in writing by order of the City Council and signed by some officer in <br />behalf of the City who has been authorized to do so by the City Council. <br />The approval of the form of all contracts shall be endorsed thereon by <br />the City Attorney. <br /> The City Council may authorize, by vote of three of its members, <br />any officer Qf the City to bind the City Qn contracts in writing without <br />advertising and without previous approval by the City Council of each <br />specific item for the payment of charges for supplies, labor, or other <br />valuable consideration furnished the City, in amounts not exceeding Two <br />Hundred Dollars ($20Q.00) in any one contract. Further, the City Council <br />may authorize, by vote of three of its members, the City Manager lo <br />bind the City Qn contracts in writing without advertising and without <br />previous approval by the City Council of each specific item for the pay- <br />ment of charges for supplies, labor, or other valuable consideration to <br />be furnished the City, in amounts not exceeding Two Thousand Dollars <br />($2,0QO.0Q) in any one contract. <br /> Every contract involving an expenditure of more than Two Thous- <br />end Dollars ($2,000.00) for materials, supplies, or equipment, er for <br />public works construction (as hereinafter defined) shall be made by the <br />City Council with the Iowesl and best bidder after the publication for at <br />least two days in the official newspaper of a notice calling for bids and <br />fixing a period during which such bids will be received, which shall be <br />for not less than ten days after the first publication of said notice. The <br />City Council may reject any and all such bids presented end may re- <br />advertise in its discretions. After rejecting such bids, or if no bids are <br />received, the City CQmtCil may determine and declare that, in its <br />opinion basd on estimales submitted by the City Manager, the work <br />may be performed better or more economically by the City with its own <br />employees, and after the adoption of a resolution to this effect by at <br />least four affirmative voles of the City Council may proceed to have said <br />work done in the manner slated, without further observance of the pro- <br />visions Qf this section. Such contracts likewise may be let without idver- <br />rising for bids, if such work shall be deemed by the City Council to be of <br />urgent necessity for the preservation of llfe, health, or property, and <br />shall be authorized by motion passed by at least four affirmative votes of <br />Ihe City Council and containing a declaration of the facts constituting <br />such urgency. <br /> For purposes of this Section, public works construction shall be <br />defined as a project for the erection or improvement of public buildings, <br />streets, drains, sewers, parks, or playgrounds. Maintenance and repair <br />of public buildings, streets, drains, sewers, parks, or playgrounds sl~all <br />not be considered as public works construction. <br /> <br /> --12-- <br /> <br /> <br />