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• <br /> 1 Section 7: Change to Section 4.13. Section 4.13 of the City Charter which <br /> 2 reads as follows: <br /> 3 In all cases of work to be done by contract, or the purchase of <br /> property of any kind, the council shall advertise for bids in the city <br /> 4 official newspaper, unless the cost thereof shall not exceed $2,000.00, and <br /> unless the council by resolution shall declare an emergency to exist. When <br /> 5 such probable expenditure shall exceed $2,000.00, and no emergency shall <br /> be declared to exist, the council shall publish notices in two (2) issues of <br /> 6 the city official newspaper. The Council, however, may reject any and all <br /> bids; and nothing contained herein shall prevent the city from contracting <br /> 7 for the doing of work with patented processes or from purchasing patented <br /> appliances. The council shall regulate the matter of making bids and <br /> 8 letting contracts by ordinance not in conflict with the other provisions of <br /> this charter. <br /> 9 <br /> is recommended to be changed to: <br /> 10 <br /> In all cases of work to be done by contract, or the purchase of <br /> 11 property of any kind, the council shall advertise for bids in the city <br /> official newspaper, unless the cost thereof shall not exceed $5,000, and <br /> 12 unless the council by resolution shall declare an emergency to exist. When <br /> the probable expenditures shall exceed $5,000, and no emergency shall be <br /> 13 declared to exist, the council shall publich notices in two (2) issues of the <br /> city official newspaper. The council, however, may reject any and all <br /> 14 bids; and nothing contained herein shall prevent the city from contracting <br /> for doing the work with patented processes or from purchasing patented <br /> 15 appliances. The council shall regulate the matter of making bids and <br /> letting contracts by ordinance not in conflict with other provisions of this <br /> 16 charter; provided, however, that the council may change within the <br /> limitations of applicable state law, the maximum expenditure beyond <br /> 17 which the council shall advertise for bids, by a vote of the majority plus <br /> one. <br /> 18 <br /> 19 PROPOSITION <br /> 20 <br /> Everett City Charter Section 4.13 <br /> 21 <br /> Shall the Everett City Charter Section 4.13 be changed to allow expenditures to <br /> 22 <br /> be made without bid up to $5,000 and allow a majority plus one of the City Council <br /> 23 power to adjust that level within the limits of state law? <br /> 24 CHARTER CHANGE YES <br /> 25 CHARTER CHANGE NO <br /> 26 <br /> 27 <br /> 28 <br /> 29 <br /> 30 <br /> 31 <br /> 32 Page -5- <br />