ORD 2009-18 CONTRACTING FOR SERVICES AUTHORITY CITY MANAGER
ORDINANCE NO. 2009-18 .
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AN ORDINANCE .of the .City of Bainbridge Island, Washington,
relating to contracting for services other than public works; and
amending Section 3.70~020 of the Bainbridge Island Municipal Code to
provide for contracting authority for the City Manager~ .
WHEREAS, the City. previously enacted Ordinances Nos. 2004-05, 2007~04 and 2008-
02 (codified in BIMC Chapter. 3 ~ 70), establishing contract requirements and authority for
professional and. nonprofessional services agreements; and
WHEREAS, current BIMC 3.70..020 authorizes the Mayor to approve contracts for
professional or nonprofessional services with a value of less than $10,000 a year if the funds for
such contracts have been appropriated in the budget; and
WHEREAS, due to the recent change in form of government of Bainbridge Island from
the Mayor-Council to the Counci~-Manager plan of govermnent, it is requested that the City
Council l:lmend :BIMC 3.70.020 to authorize the City Manager to execute professional and
nonprofessional service agreements when such contracts have been already been appropriated in
the budget; and .
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WHEREAS, at, its July 14, 2009 meeting, the Finance and Personnel Committee
requested that. the City Attorney prepare an ordinance for submission to the City Council that
would amend BIMC 3.70~020 to authorize the City Manager to execute professional and
nonprofessional service agreements with a value of $30,000 a year if the funds for such contracts
have been already been appropriated in the budget; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that it is appropriate to amend BIMC
3.70.020 to authorize the City .Manager to execute professional and nonprofessional service
agreements with a value of $30,000 a year if the funds for such contracts have been already been
appropriated in the budget; now, therefore,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, WASHINGTON,
DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1.. Section 3.70.020 of the Bainbridge Island Municipal Code is hereby
amended as follows:
"3.70.020 Contract requirements for professional and nonprofessional
services.
A~ All professional and nonprofessional services to be performed for or on behalf
of the city by persons other than city employees shall be by contract and shall be
subject to the requirements set forth herein~
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B. Except as set forth in BIMC 3~70.030 or as otherwise governed by Chapter
3.72 BIMC, relating to public works, no formal or informal bidding shall be
required for the purchase of professional or nonprofessional serVices.
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c. Staff shall continue on an ongoing basis to obtain the lowest practical price for
professional and nonprofessional services pursuant to this section. :
D.:All contracts for professional or nonprofessional services with a value of
$10,00030.'1000 or more a year, or with a value likely to meet or exceed
$10,00030,000 a year, shall be approved by the city council. Nothing in this
subsection shall be construed to permit the division of a contract for professiohal
ot nonprofessional. services into more than one phase or unit for purposes of
. . avoiding this limitation.
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E. Contracts for professional or nonprofessional services with a value of less tHan
. $10,00030,000 a year, or with a value which is not likely to meet or exc'(~ed
$10,00030.000 a year, shall be approved by the city manager mayor orhislher
designee; provided, that the funds .for such contracts have been appropriated in fhe
subject budget. If the funds for any such contract have not been appr~priated in
the budget, such contract shall be approved by the council, irrespective of- the
value of the contract. Additionally, during the annual budget process, the council
may designate. and require that any particular contract for professional or
nonprofessional services be subject to future council approval irrespective of the
value .of the contract..
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F.. For purpos'es of this section, a contract shall be deemed to have a value of
$10,00030~OOO or more if the contract on its face requires a city expenditure of
$10,00030",000 or more in any year, or if pursuant to the terms of the contract, it is
likely that the-city's expenditures will meet or exceed $10,00030,000 in a year."
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Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force five (5) days after its
passage, approval and publication as provided by law.
PASSED by the City Council this 12th day of August, 2009.
APPROVED by the Mayor this 18th day of August, 2009.
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Christopher Snow, Mayor
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A TrEST/ AUTHENTICATE:
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"Rosalind D. Lassof , City Clerk
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK:
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL:
PUBLICATION DATE:
EFFECTIVE DATE:
" ORDINANCE NO~
July 14, 2009
August 12,2009
August 21, 2009
August 26, 2009
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