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HomeMy WebLinkAbout040 - 03/20/2001 - AMENDING CITY CODE TO ADD A NEW SECTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE CERTAIN ORDINANCE NO. 40, 2001
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AMENDING CHAPTER 1 OF THE CITY CODE AUTHORIZING
THE CITY MANAGER OR DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE CERTAIN
INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENTS
WHEREAS, Article II, Section 16 of the City Charter states that the City Council may, by
ordinance or resolution,enter into contracts with other governmental bodies to furnish governmental
services and make charges for such services, or enter into cooperative or joint activities with other
governmental bodies; and
WHEREAS, Section 29-1-203, C.R.S., also provides that governments may cooperate or
contract with one another to provide certain services or facilities when such cooperation or contracts
are authorized by each party thereto with the approval of its legislative body or other authority having
the power to so approve; and
WHEREAS, certain of the intergovernmental agreements executed by the City are routine
in nature; and
WHEREAS, on July 20, 1993, the City Council adopted on second reading Ordinance No.
70, 1993,which establishes general authority for the City Manager or his or her designee to execute
certain kinds of routine intergovernmental agreements, pursuant to specific criteria established in
said ordinance without the necessity of Council review and approval on a case-by-case basis; and
WHEREAS,Article II, Section 9 of the City Charter states that the City Council shall cause
the permanent ordinances of the City to be codified; and
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to amend the City Code in order to codify the
provisions of Ordinance No. 70, 1993.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS that Chapter 1 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins is hereby amended to add a new
Section 1-19, which shall read in its entirety as follows:
Sec. 1-19. Execution of intergovernmental agreements.
(a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) below, all
intergovernmental agreements or cooperative activities between the city and other
governmental entities shall be submitted to the City Council for review, and any
approval thereof shall be by ordinance or resolution of the City Council.
(b) The City Manager or his designee is hereby authorized to execute
agreements between the city and other governmental entitles when the proposed
agreement:
(1) involves the direct, monetary payment of less than five thousand
dollars($5,000.)consideration by the city and,in the judgment of the
City Manager, does not entail any significant policy considerations;
or
(2) is in furtherance of a policy, work plan item, project or agreement
which has been specifically approved by the City Council, and:
(a) the execution of the agreement is required by state of federal
law; or
(b) any direct, monetary payment to be made by the city under
the terms of the agreement does not exceed fifty thousand
dollars ($50,000.).
(c) The City Manager shall forthwith notify the City Council of the
execution of any agreement under the authority granted in subsection (b) above
which entails a city expenditure of more than twenty-five thousand dollars
($25,000.).
Introduced and considered favorably on first reading and ordered published this 6th day of
March, A.D. 2001, and to be presented for final passage on the 20th day of March, A.D. 2001.
Mayor
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City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading this 20th day of March, AD. 2001.
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Mayor
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City Clerk