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Sec. 421. Non -Public Works Contracts, purehases, publie works FOFMalit' I. CalThe city shall not be bound by any contract, exeept as hefeinafter previdedi unless the same shall be made in writing by order of the city council, except as hereinafter provided and signed by semean officer irlon behalf of the city who has been authorized to do so by the city council. The approval of the r « of all r6 ft«.-a6ts shall b endorsed thereen by the e:ty atte r his designated - nta6. e The city council may by ordinance authorize by the a ffi ....,.five ..etes of majority of its members, any affieer of the eity to bind the eity en eentraets in "fing • 7 ad-veftising andwithetA pfevietts approval by the e:t., eatifte:l of e..eh Spee: fie item Fer- thepa5qiient F h .. F mawrials, supplies, labor, e ,.t .. eche valuable eens•a F h .f the eity, in amounts «eta eeding five h, ndfed fella.« eF.. Majority of its member,, the city manager to bind the city on contracts in wrifiwithout advertisingand without «ousappf^1 by the nit. :1 of e eh a spee'C item f « the «a.. « et e f eharge.. fe - materials s"plies, labor, the« r � a valuable eensi be F h A the e:t.. or emer-geney pablie .. erle; eenstruetien \ i hereinafter- ,fefined)t ^ «ea a .«tteeding the sthffi often th..,.san i dollars ($10,000.00) without a eantfaet let to the lewest responsible bidder after netiee, i any one eentraet.for such amounts as may be established from time to time. At least quarterly, the City Manager shall place on the City Council agenda for information a report of contracts let by the City Manager pursuant to authority granted hereby. That report shall include the identities of contractors and amounts of each contract. (c) The city council shall establish by ordinance rules and procedures for competitive bidding for purchase of or contracts for materials supplies equipment or services including exceptions from formal bidding as the city council may deem appropriate including providing for emergencies. Nevertheless such rules and procedures shall provide where feasible for review of such alternative sources of such materials supplies equipment, or services, including professional services, as may be available in competition with one another and selection therefrom on the basis of obtaining maximum quality goods, services, or performance at minimum cost, and may provide for use of other public agency bidding and contracting processes where found to be otherwise consistent with this charter. Nothing herein contained shall authorize any person to bind the city on any such contract if the same be a portion of a larger purchase or series of purchases which, in the aggregate, exceed the authority herein spe6&A. set by the city council hereunder. 65B-11