The frontiersman., 1962-04-19
CHAPTER XII CONTRACTS

AUTHORITY OF COUNCIL
 Section l2l.
 (a) The power to authorize the mak- ing of contracts on behalf of the city Is vested in the Council.
 (bl All contracts, except as other- wise provided in Section l2.2. hereof shall be authorized by the Council and shall be signed on behalf of the city by the City Manager and by City Clerk after having been approved as 10 form by the City Attorney.
 PURCHASE AND SALE OF
 PERSONAL PROPERTY
 Section I2.2-The Council shall es- tablish the procedures for the purchase and sale of personal property. Such procedures shall include a provision for centralized purchasing on behalf of the city. The procedures shall also pro- vide the dollar limit within which pur- chases of personal property may be made. without securing competitive bids. and the dollar limit within which purchases may be made without specific Council approval. Such pro- cedures shall also provide for the nak- ing of emergency purchases and con- tracts which shall not be subject to Section 12.3 (ci of this chapter when an emergency exists
 LIMITATIONS ON CONTRACTUAL
 POWER
 Section I23
 Ca) The Council shall have power to enter only into contracts which. by the terms thereof, will be fully executed within a period of five years This lirn- itation shall not apply to contracts con corning interests in real property. Any contract, other than a franchise, which will not be fully executed within a period of five years shall first receive the approval of a majority Of the quali- ;a1 a1a 0{ ba ri at-bG on. This restriction shall not apply to any contract for services with public utility or with other governmental un- it's, nor to contracts for debt secured by the bonds or notes of the city
 (b) The Council shall provide in the code the procedure whereby the city may purchase, sell, lease, or dispose Of real property. No action of tn Council to dispose of any city interest in real property dedicated 10 a public use shall be final until the resolution 10 do so has been on file in the office of the City Clerk for thirty days
 (c) Except as authorized by Section 122, each contract for the construction of public improvements or for the pur- chase or sale of personal property shall be let only after opportunity for com petitive bidding and after appropriate notice thereof Of not less than two weeks All bids shall be opened in pub lie at the time and place designated In the notice of letting. The Council may reject any or all bids. If. after oppor- tunity for competitive bidding, TO bids are received or bids received are not satisfactory to the Council, ii may auth orize the City Manager to negotiate for a contract in the open market The Council may waive any and all irregu- larities.
 (dl The Council may approve con- tracts for engineering, architectural, leg al, medical, and other professional ser vices for the city without competitive bidding Such contracts shall not exceed two years, except for completion oi work in progress under architectural contracts.
 BUSINESS DEALINGS WITH CITY
 Section i24 The Council shall pro- vide in the code the procedure where by an officer or employee of the citS who intends to have business deailnes with the city whereby he may aeriVe income or benefits other than those pro, yided as remuneration for his offlclal duties or the duties of his employ rnent, shall file with the City Clerh statement. under oath, setting forth the nature of such business dealings anc his interest therein. not less than ter days before the date when acton HlaS be taken by the Council or pS any officer or agency of the city upon tlt matter involved. Such statement shai be sufficient for continuing transaction' of similar or like nature fof SD months from the date of its fllins.
 CHAPTER XII
 PUBLIC UTILITY SERVICES GENERAL. POWERS RESPECTING
 MUNICIPAL UTILITIES
 Section l31 The city shall nave al powers not prohibited by law to acquire own, operate. promote, and reeuiau public utilities, either within or eeyon, its corporate limits. and may also SCI utility services beyond its corporal limits.
 RATES
 Section l3.2. !.
 (a, The Council may provide D ordinance for the establishment of u,l ities, and may provide for their reguis tion. promotion. control, and the i0lIl of the rates to be charged, which mu' be sufficient to return to the city reasonable profit after taxes. :.
 (b) No agreements shall be mace ie utility services outside of the city ~nic wili not return to the city less net fe'