Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-10-15
leaal Advertisement
Notice Of Adoption
Of a Resolution


adopted Resolution No. 1853, Il
amend the Charter of the City
Of Rockville by repeating ant
deleting Section 1888 of sale
Charter, said Section being Sec
ton 1912 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:
"Al 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: ID Those for emer'
gency maintenance, repairs or
replacement of water or sewer
lines or other public works OF
the city; (2) Those involving
professional services; 81 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,
ell 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 OF
awarded, except on the basis OF
competitive bidding, in which
any official or employee of the
city is financially interested ant
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 Oh
other business organization
where such representation in
wolves an appearance before tn.
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 tn,
provisions of this subsection
shall be guilty of a misde
meanor and shall be punished
by a fine of not more than on,
hundred dollars ($100.00) Of
imprisoned for not more thar
thirty 900 days or BOTH"
The aforegoing amendmen
shall become and be consid
cred part of the Municipal Char
ter of the City of Rockville OF
November Is, 1859 unless on Of
before November 16, 1859, Their,
shall be presented to the Mayor
and Council of Rockville, Of
mailed to it by registered mail
a petition signed by twenty PEE
centum 5000 or more of tn,
persons who are qualified II
vote in municipal general cleo
tons of the City of Rockville
requesting that the propose;
amendment be submitted on ref
erendum to the voters of tn,
City of Rockville.
ALEXANDER ]. GREENE,
Mayor
Mayor and Council of Rock
vile. 4t-48S7-11,: