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Sec. 2.566. Authority of city manager -- Contracts 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. (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. (d) The citv manager is authorized to an_ prove change orders in amounts not to exceed $100,000 each without the approval of the citv council when the city manager deems it necessary to amend contracts previously approved by the citv council in order to address a public calamity, to preserve or protect the public health or safetv of the citv's residents, or because of unforeseen damage to public machinery, eauipment or other provertv. The citv manager shall submit a quarterly report to the citv council of all chance orders in excess of $25,000 each that were administrativelv approved pursuant to the authoritv granted in this subsection. The general authoritv granted by this subsection may be suspended or revoked by adoption of a resolution applicable to a particular • individual who holds the position or performs the duties of citv manager 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 other provisions of this ordinance will continue in force if they can be given effect without the invalid portion. SECTION 3. All ordinances and resolution or parts of ordinances or resolutions in conflict with this ordinance are repealed. SECTION 4. This Ordinance shall be effective upon final reading or publication if publication is required by state law. PASSED AND APPROVED on first reading on March 24, 2011. PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED on April 5 , 2011. •