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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 A i ST: City Clerk Passed and adopted on final reading this 20th day of March, AD. 2001. or Mayor A TEST: )LL City Clerk