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