HomeMy WebLinkAbout2017-06-8488ORDINANCE NO. 2017-6-8488
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2, SECTIONS 2-644 AND 2-660
OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY
WHEREAS, this Ordinance amends Chapter 2, Sections 2-644, Written Procurement
Determinations, and 2-660, Small Purchase Plan, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Paducah, Kentucky; and
WHEREAS, this Ordinance is being enacted to remove the dollar threshold and
additional procedural language for written procurement determinations; and
WHEREAS, this Ordinance is being enacted to amend the Small Purchase Plan for the
purpose of housing internal purchasing procedures for purchases less than $20,000 within the
Administrative Policies and Procedures Manual.
NOW THEREFORE be it ordained by the City Commission of the City of Paducah as
follows:
SECTION 1. That Section 2-644, Written Procurement Determinations, of
Chapter 2, Administration, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paducah, Kentucky, is
hereby amended to read as follows:
"Sec. 2-644. - Written Procurement Determinations.
Every determination by an employee or official of the city engaged in or responsible for the
performance of any procurement activity or function, and constituting a final procurement action,
or which is required by this Code of Ordinances, shall be made in writing, when the ,.,.,,+,.aa
exeeeds $2,500.00. Each determination shall be based on written findings that support the
determination and shall be sigRed by the employee mak4ng the detefmination and sha4l be
submitted to the City Manager- or- for- his appr-eva4. Any sueh detennination sha4l remain in the
official contract file."
SECTION 2. That Section 2-660, Small Purchase Plan, of Chapter 2,
Administration, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paducah, Kentucky, is hereby amended
to read as follows:
"Sec. 2-660. - Small Purchase Plan.
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The City Manager or the City Manager's designee is responsible for small purchase
procedures for any contract for which a determination is made that the aggregate amount of
the contract does not exceed twenty thousand dollars ($20,000. Small purchase procedures
are in writing in the Citv of Paducah Administrative Policies and Procedures Manual and
available to the public upon request.
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{e)fh) Procurement requirements shall not be parceled, split, divided or purchased over a
period of time in order to circumvent the dollar limitations for small purchases."
SECTION 3. That if any section, paragraph or provision of this Ordinance shall
be found to be inoperative, ineffective or invalid for any cause, the deficiency or invalidity of
such section, paragraph or provision shall not affect any other section, paragraph or provision
hereof, it being the purpose and intent of this Ordinance to make each and every section,
paragraph, an provision hereof separable from all other sections, paragraphs and provisions.
SECTION 4. This ordinance shall be read on two separate days and will become
effective upon summary publication pursuant to KRS Chapter 424.
ATTEST:
Tammara S. Sanderson, City Clerk
Mayor Pro Tem
Introduced by the Board of Commissioners, June 13, 2017
Adopted by the Board of Commissioners, June 27, 2017
Recorded by Tammara S. Sanderson, City Clerk, June 27, 2017
Published by The Paducah Sun, June 30, 2017
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