HomeMy WebLinkAbout580ORDINANCE NO. 580
AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS FURTHER AMENDING
THE LOS ALTOS HILLS MUNICIPAL CODE BY AMENDING SECTION 2-4.03,
CONCERNING OPEN .MARKET ORDERS
1. NOW THEREFORE, The City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills does ordain as
follows:
SECTION 1. AMENDMENT OF CODE
Section 2-4.03 entitled "Open Market Orders" of Chapter 4 (Purchasing System) of Title 2
(Administration) is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 2-4.03. Open Market Orders
All purchases of professional and facility services, supplies, materials, equipment, or other
personal property, the cost of which is less than Twenty -Five Thousand and no/100ths ($25,000)
Dollars, may be made in the open market without newspaper advertisement. When deemed
appropriate by the City Manager, open market purchases shall be based on at least three (3)
competitive bids and shall be awarded on the basis of the bid most advantageous to the Town. The
City Manager may solicit bids by the direct mail request to prospective vendors or by telephone.
The City Manager shall keep a record of all open market orders and bids submitted thereon which
shall be Open to public inspection. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, purchase of
Public Works as defined in the California Public Contracts Code shall comply with all applicable
provisions of the Public Contracts Code.
2. SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this Ordinance or the application thereof to any
person or circumstance is held invalid or unconstitutional, the remainder of this Ordinance,
including the application of such part or provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be
- affected thereby and shall continue in full force and effect. To this- end, provisions of this
Ordinance are severable. The City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills hereby declares that it
would have passed each section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause, or phrase
hereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, subdivisions, paragraphs,
sentences, clauses, or phrases be. held unconstitutional, invalid, or unenforceable.
3. EFFECTIVE DATE AND PUBLICATION. This ordinance shall become effective
thirty (30) days from the date of its passage. Within 15 days after its passage, this ordinance shall
be published once, with the names of those City Councilmembers voting for or against it, in the
Los Altos Town Crier, a newspaper of general circulation in the Town of Los Altos Hills, as
required by law.
INTRODUCED: January 18, 2019
PASSED: February 21, 2019
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AYES: Mayor Spreen, Vice Mayor Wu, Councilmember Corrigan, Councilmember
Tankha, Councilmember Tyson
NOES: None
ABSTENTIONS: None
ABSENT: None
ATTEST:
Deborah Padovan, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Attorney
BY:
May Roger preen
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