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r ` • E&fE ?ETT ORDINANCE NO. 1965-93 AN ORDINANCE authorizing the City Council to let or enter contracts not requiring competitive bidding on behalf of the City of Everett and amending Ordinance No. 840-82 (EMC 2.04.030). WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Everett has the authority under Ordinance 840-82 (EMC 2.04.030) to require Council approval of certain categories of goods or services prior to letting contracts therefor. WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Everett feels that it is in the best interests of the City of Everett to: Rewrite the original Ordinance No. 840-82, and also to change existing procedure, Section 1: Ordinance No. 840-82 (EMC 2.04.030), which reads as follows: Authority to let contracts not requiring competitive bidding. A. The mayor, or designees specifically authorized by the mayor, are authorized to let or enter contracts not requiring competitive bidding in the following instances: 1. Purchases of goods or services as necessary to accomplish the functions established within the appropriations approved by the Everett city council under the current annual budget; 2. Agreements for professional or special personal services, including but not limited to, surveying, soils analysis, core testing, appraisals, financial, or other similar services, as necessary to accomplish improvements specified in plans and systems ordinances approved by city council; provided, that city council shall approve all agreements for professional engineering or architectural services for the design of city improvements; 3. Purchases of goods or services on an emergency basis. B. The mayor shall be responsible to assure that all purchases of goods or services in the instances specified in subsection A of this section are within the functions and appropriations established by city council. C. The city council may at any time by resolution require that the mayor, or his designee, obtain council approval to let or enter contracts for certain categories of goods or services. is hereby amended to read as follows: