Report to Mayor and City Council
Tuesday, September 17, 2024
Consent
SUBJECT:
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CONSIDER A REPORT OF ALL CITY CONTRACTS APPROVED UNDER CITY MANAGER OR DESIGNEE AUTHORITY FOR THE PERIOD JULY 1, 2024 THROUGH AUGUST 31, 2024 PURSUANT TO CMC SECTION 2607 (CITY COUNCIL)
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I. SUMMARY
On January 9, 2024 (Item No. 27), Council approved the final reading of Ordinance No. 23-2309 amending various section amending various sections of Chapter 6 (Purchasing System) of Article II (Administration) of the Carson Municipal Code. Section 2607 requires that all City Contracts approved under City Manager or Designee (Section 2605) authority be presented to Council monthly. Staff are presenting to Council a report for contracts authorized by the City Manager or Designee for the period July 1, 2024 through August 31, 2024. Due to the cancellation of the August 20, 2024 meeting, this report covers multiple periods.
II. RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
RECEIVE and FILE this information.
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III. ALTERNATIVES
TAKE another action as deemed appropriate by the City Council, consistent with the requirements of the law.
IV. BACKGROUND
The City of Carson ("City") became a charter city as of November 6, 2018. All charter cities have the right to adopt and enforce ordinances, regulations and laws regarding municipal affairs, subject only to conflicting provisions in the federal and state Constitutions and to preemptive state law (California Constitution, Article XI, Section 5; Domar Elec. Inc. v. City of Los Angeles, 9 Cal.4th 161 (1994)).
On February 8, 2024, the Ordinance No. 23-209 went into effect following the applicable readings and protest period. As a result, one of the changes made to CMC Chapter 6 was the requirement to report all City Contracts entered into by authorization of the City Manager, or Designee, on a monthly basis to the Council.
Attached as Exhibit 1 is the Contract Report for City Manager or Designee Authority executed between Jul...
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