HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019-06-8579ORDINANCE NO. 2019-6-8579
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 2-660 SMALL
PURCHASE PLAN, OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF
THE CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY
WHEREAS, this Ordinance amends Chapter 2, Article VIII "Finance and Procurement"
of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paducah, Kentucky; and
WHEREAS, this Ordinance is being enacted to amend Section 2-660 "Small Purchase
Plan" to raise the cap on small purchase procedures from $20,000 to $30,000 to match the
recently amended Kentucky Revised Statute (KRS 45A.385);
NOW THEREFORE be it ordained by the City Commission of the City of Paducah as
follows:
SECTION 1. That Section 2-660, is hereby added to read as follows:
Sec. 2-660. - Small purchase plan.
(a) 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 $20,000 $30,000. Small purchase procedures are in
writing in the City of Paducah Administrative Policies and Procedures Manual and
available to the public upon request.
(b) Procurement requirements shall not be parceled, split, divided or purchased over a
period of time in order to circumvent the dollar limitations for small purchase
SECTION 2. SEVERABILITY. If any section, paragraph or provision of this Ordinance shall
be held to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason, the invalidity or unenforceability of such
section, paragraph or provision shall not affect any of the remaining provisions of this
Ordinance.
SECTION 3. COMPLIANCE WITH OPEN MEETINGS LAWS. The City Commission
hereby finds and determines that all formal actions relative to the adoption of this Ordinance
were taken in an open meeting of this City Commission, and that all deliberations of this City
Commission and of its committees, if any, which resulted in formal action, were in meetings
open to the public, in full compliance with applicable legal requirements.
SECTION 4. CONFLICTS. All ordinances, resolutions, orders or parts thereof in conflict
with the provisions of this Ordinance are, to the extent of such conflict, hereby repealed and the
provisions of this Ordinance shall prevail and be given effect.
SECTION 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall be read on two separate days and
will become effective upon summary publication pursuant to KRS Chapter 424.
rani arless, Mayor
ATT ST:
Lindsay Parish,1 Clerk
Introduced by the Board of Commissioners, June 11, 2019
Adopted by the Board of Commissioners, June 25, 2019
Recorded by Lindsay Parish, City Clerk, June 25, 2019
Published by The Paducah Sun, July 2, 2019
Ord\2-660 Amend Small Purchase Plan