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ORDINANCE NO.5 6 4 0
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCil OF THE CITY OF
AUBURN, WASHINGTON, AMENDING AUBURN CITY CODE
SECTION 3.10.025 REGARDING PROFESSIONAL AND
PERSONAL SERVICES IN THE CITY'S "PURCHASING POLICY"
WHEREAS, the current "Purchasing Policy" found in Auburn City Code
Chapter 3.10 addresses provisions relating to selection of professional
engineering or architectural services more fully addressed in Chapter 3.14 of the
Auburn City Code; and
WHEREAS, as such the professional engineering or architectural services
language in Auburn City Code Section 3.10.025 is not required therein; and
WHEREAS, it is therefore appropriate to amend Section 3.10.025 of the
Auburn City Code to delete the duplicative language in the Purchasing Policy.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCil OF THE CITY OF AUBURN,
WASHINGTON DO ORDAIN AS FOllOWS:
Section 1. ACC 3.10.025 Amended: The provisions of Section
3.10.025 of the Auburn City Code is amended to read as follows:
3.10.025 Professional and Personal Services.
Professional and personal services are those services involving specialized skill,
education, and special knowledge. These services include, but are not limited to,
architectural, engineering, design services, accounting, art, real estate appraisal,
relocation assistance, title abstracts, surveying, soils analysis, and core testing.
A competitive process is not required for professional or personal services, other
than professional engineering or architectural services for the design of City
improvements as required by Auburn City Code 3.1-1.
Procurement and administration of such contracts are the responsibility of the
Mayor or the department director. The Mayor/designees may sign professional
or personal service contracts where sufficient funding exists in the annual budget
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for an amount up to $25,000. Contracts over $25,000 require Council action.
(Ord. 5490 § 1,2000.)
Section 2. CONSTITUTIONALITY OR INVALIDITY: If any section,
subsection, clause, phrase, or sentence, of this Ordinance, is for any reason held
to be invalid or unconstitutional, such invalidity or unconstitutionality of the
remaining portions of this ordinance, as it is being hereby expressly declared that
this ordinance and each section, subsection, clause, phrase, or sentence, hereof
would have been prepared, proposed, adopted, and approved and ratified
irrespective of the fact that anyone or more section, subsection, clause, phrase,
or sentence, be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
Section 3. The Mayor is hereby authorized to implement such
administrative procedures as may be necessary to carry out the directions of this
legislation.
Section 4. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force five (5) days
from and after its passage, approval, and publication, as provided by law.
INTRODUCED: February 19, 2002
PASSED: February 19, 2002
APPROV~~:;:2
PETER B. LEWIS
MAYOR
ATTEST:
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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