Ordinance No. 00-02 CITY OF TIGARD,OREGON
ORDINANCE NO.00-Ua
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE RE-ADOPTION OF THE CURRENT CITY PURCHASING
RULES AS REQUIRED BY HOUSE BILL 2024.
WHEREAS, State law mandates that all public contracts shall be based on competitive bid except as
otherwise provided by law or the rules of the Local Contract Review Board;and
WHEREAS,Local Contract Review Board rules and procedures are necessary in order to carry out the
State Law to ensure a fair and open contracting processed and to protect the City against litigation;and
WHEREAS, House Bill 2024 approved by the Oregon Legislature requires all local government
agencies to comply with the latest version of the Attorney General's Model Public Contracting Rules,
unless the local government affirmatively adopts its own rules that expressly exempt the local
government from the Model Rules;and
WHEREAS,the City re-adopted it's purchasing rules on November 23, 1999 by Ordinance No. 99-30
so that those rules would remain in effect,and
WHEREAS,The Oregon Attorney General adopted new purchasing rules on December 29, 1999 to be
in effect January 1,2000,and
WHEREAS,unless the City once again re-adopts it's purchasing rules,under the terns of HB2024;the
City will become subject to the December 29, 1999 State purchasing rules, and
WHEREAS, it is to the City's advantage to maintain it's own purchasing rules because it provides
greater flexibility and better reflects local purchasing practices.
NOW THEREFORE;THE CITY OF TIGARD ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1: The Attorney General's Model Public Contracting Rules do not apply to City
purchasing.
Section 2: The Tigard City Council,acting as the Local Contract Review Board, does hereby re-
adopt the Local Contract Review Board Rules adopted by Ordinance 99-30, as the
rules of the City of Tigard Local Contract Review Board.
Section 3: This ordinance shall be effective 30 days after its passage by the Council,signature by
the Mayor,and posting by the City Recorder.
PASSED: By U 00TI M CAS vote of all Council members present after being read by number and
title only,this�'�' day of 2000.
Catherine Wheatley, ity Reco er
APPROVED: Ey Tigard City Council thisoer?qday of `' 2000.
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Approv as to form: Brian Moore, Council President
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