Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Special

Presiding: Mayor Gayle McLaughlin · Called to order: 7:07 p.m. · 1 items · 1 votes · 6 public comments

What happened

Approved giving the city manager emergency spending authority up to $100,000 for federal stimulus projects.
Approved appointing Maude DeVictor to the Library Commission.

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Attendance

Gayle McLaughlin(Present)

Nat Bates(Present)

Tom Butt(Present)

Jim Rogers(Present)

Jeff Ritterman(Present)

Ludmyrna Lopez(Present)

Maria Viramontes(Present)

1 substantive items · 1 consent

Personnel(1 item)

Grant city manager emergency spending authority up to $100,000 for federal stimulus projects

Emergency Procurement

In Plain English

The city manager currently needs council approval for contracts over $10,000. This gives him authority to spend up to $100,000 without council approval to quickly respond to federal stimulus opportunities. The expanded authority helps the city act fast when federal ARRA funds become available.

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Votes

Grant City Manager Bill Lindsay expressed authority to go over his $10,000 contract authority to a maximum of $100,000 using the City of Richmond's Emergency Procurement Program, and to be able to, at his discretion within the Charter limits, react to the ARRA, and also any policy area that he believe the City Council would agree with

Moved by: RogersSeconded by: Viramontes

Passed

Approved as a group without individual discussion.