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ORDINANCE NO. 2007 - 56 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS AMENDING SECTION 2.566 OF THE CITY CODE TO INCREASE THE PURCHASING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY MANAGER; AND INCLUDING PROCEDURAL PROVISIONS. RECITALS: 1. Section 8.17 of the City Charter authorizes the City Council to "convey upon the city manager general authority to contract for expenditures without further approval of the council for all budgeted items not requiring competitive bidding or proposals under state law". 2. In the last legislative session, SB 1765 was passed increasing the threshold for requiring competitive bidding and proposals for cities from $25,000 to $50,000. 3. The City Council wishes to amend City Code Section 2.566 to increase the City Manager's purchasing authority to correspond to the change in State law made in 2007. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 2.566 of the City Code is amended as follows (underlining indicates added text; ovcrstrikc indicates deleted text): Sec. 2.566. Authority of city manager--Contract~ for expenditures; limitation. ( a) The city manager is authorized to contract on behalf of the city for the purchase of goods and services without further city council approval for all budgeted items not exceeding $50,000.00 $25,000.00. (b) The city manager is authorized to promulgate purchasing policies and procedures for all purchases made by the city. The city manager may amend these policies from time to time. All these policies shall conform to applicable requirements of the Charter, city ordinances and state laws and are subject to review and approval by the city attorney. ( c) The city manager or designee is authorized to determine the purchase method for goods and services that provides the best value to the City in accordance with state law. SECTION 2. If any word, phrase, clause, sentence, or paragraph of this ordinance is held to be unconstitutional or invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining provisions of this ordinance shall remain in effect as if the unconstitutional or invalid portion had not been adopted.