Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-10-29
Notice Of Adoption
Of a Resolution

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amend the Charter of the City
of Rockville by repeating and
deleting Section 1888 of said
Charter, said Section being Sec
ton 1872 of the Montgomery
County Code (1955 Edition., ell.
titled Competitive Bidding"
and enacting a new Section 40.
SO, said new section to be en-
titled Finance Purchasing
and Contracts" Said amendment
generally amends and revises
said charter with respect to
competitive bidding, purchasing
and contracts. A fair summary
of the proposed amendment is
as follows:
"All purchases and contracts
for the city government shall be
made by the City Manager. The
Mayor and Council shall provide
by ordinance for rules and regu-
lations regarding the use of
competitive bidding and con-
tracts for all city purchases and
contracts. All expenditures for
supplies, materials, equipment,
construction of public improve
ments of contractural service
involving more than one thou
sand dollars Isl, 100000 shall be
made on written contract. The
city manager shall be required
to advertise for sealed bids in
such manner as may be pre-
scribed by ordinance, for all
such written contracts; provid-
ed that no advertising or bid
ding shall be required for the
following types of contracts or
purchases: % Those for emer-
gency maintenance, repairs or
replacement of water or sewer
lines or other public works of
the city; 90 Those involving
professional services; 60 Those
involving the purchase of road
materials. 1t shall be lawful for
the city manager, in situations
where he deems it desirable, to
specify particular types, mod
els or pieces of equipment, ar.
ticles, appliances. vehicles or
parts thereof where the same
are patented, trademarked or
copyrighted products. All such
written contracts shall be award
ed to the lowest responsible bid
der. All such written contracts
shall be approved by the Mayor
and Council before becoming ef-
fective. The Mayor and Coun-
Gil shall have the right to reject
all bids and readvertise. The
City at any time in its discre-
ton may employ its own forces
for the construction or recon-
struction of public improve
ments, without advertising for,
or readvertising for or receiv-
ing bids. All written contracts
may be protected by such bonds,
penalties, and conditions as the
City may require"
mo contract shall be let or
awarded, except on the basis Of
competitive bidding, in which
any official or employee of the
city is financially interested and
through which the said official
or employee may individually
profit financially; nor shall any
official or employee of the city,
in any capacity whatsoever,
represent any person, corpora
ton, partnership. association or
other business organization
where such representation in.
wolves an appearance before the
Mayor and Council or before
any department of the admins.
trative service of the city. Any
contract in violation of the pro-
visions of this subsection shall
be void, and any person respon-
sible for the making of a con-
tract in willful violation of the
provisions of this subsection
shall be guilty of a misde-
meanor and shall be punished
by a fine Of not more than one
hundred dollars (S100.00) or
imprisoned for not more than
thirty 800 days or both"
The aforegoing amendment
shall become and be consid-
cred part of the Municipal Char
ter of the City of Rockville on
November .25, 1859 unless on or
before November 16, 1859, there
shall be presented to the Mayor
and Council of Rockville, or
mailed to it by registered mail,
a petition signed by twenty per
centum (20%o) or more of the
persons who are qualified TO
vote in municipal general cleo.
tons of the City of Rockville,
requesting that the proposed
amendment be submitted on ref.
erendum TO the voters of the
City of Rockville.
ALEXANDER ]. GREENE,
Mayor
MaNOr and Council of Rock.