2002M09-BIDS FOR PURCHASE & SAL ORDINANCE NO. ~2 -/)7- ~
AN ORDINANCE BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ
AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ,
TEXAS, CHAPTER2, ADMINISTRATION, ARTICLE 1, IN GENERAL,
SECTION2-8, COMPETITIVE BIDS FOR PURCHASES AND SALES;
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, Section 2-8 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Schertz (the "Code of
Ordinances") provides for certain procedures with respect to certain purchases and sales by the
City as more fully described in such Section; and
WHEREAS, Section 7.08 of the City Charter provides that the City Manager shall be
responsible for the preparation of purchase procedures which he shall submit to the City Council
for approval; and
WHEREAS, general Texas law provides purchasing and sales procedures available to the
City; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section7.08 of the City Charter, the City Manager has
recommended that Section 2-8 of the Code of Ordinances be amended to provide that the City
will comply with general Texas laws with respect to purchases and sales, as such laws may be in
effect from time to time; and
WHEREAS, it is in the best interests of the citizens of the City that the City Council
authorize the matters set forth in this Ordinance;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS:
Section 1. Amendment of Section 2-8 of Code of Ordinances. Section 2-8 of the
Code of Ordinances is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Sec. 2-8. Competitive bids and competitive proposals for purchases and
sales.
All purchases, except as described in Section 2-9, and all sales shall be made in
accordance with Texas statutes in effect from time to time with respect to
competitive bidding and competitive proposals, the notice and award process
relating thereto, and exceptions, exemptions, and alternative procedures."
Section 2. Effect of Headings. The Section headings herein are for convenience only
and shall not affect the construction hereof.
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Section 3. Inconsistent Provisions. All ordinances and resolutions, or parts thereof,
which are in conflict or inconsistent with any provision of this Ordinance are hereby repealed to
the extent of such conflict, and the provisions of this Ordinance shall be and remain controlling
as to the matters ordained herein.
Section 4. Governing Law. This Ordinance shall be construed and enforced in
accordance with the laws of the State of Texas and the United States of America.
Section 5. Severability. If any provision of this Ordinance or the application thereof
to any person or circumstance shall be held to be invalid, the remainder of this Ordinance and the
application of such provision to other persons and circumstances shall nevertheless be valid, and
the City Council hereby declares that this Ordinance would have been enacted without such
invalid provision.
Section 6. Construction of Terms. If appropriate in the context of this Ordinance,
words of the singular number shall be considered to include the plural, words of the plural
number shall be considered to include the singular, and words of the masculine, feminine, or
neuter gender shall be considered to include the other genders.
Section 7. Incorporation of Preamble Recitals. The recitals contained in the preamble
hereof are hereby found to be true, and such recitals are hereby made a part of this Ordinance for
all purposes and are adopted as a part of the judgment and fmdings of the City Council of the
City.
Section 8. Public Meeting. It is officially found, determined, and declared that the
meeting at which this Ordinance is adopted was open to the public and public notice of the time,
place, and subject matter of the public business to be considered at such meeting, including this
Ordinance, was given, all as required by Chapter 551, as amended, Texas Government Code.
Section9. Effective Date; Emergency. The fact that the City's purchasing
procedures require prompt modification creates an emergency requiring immediate action and
requires that this Ordinance shall become effective fi.om and at~er the date of its passage in a
single reading following the aff'n'mative vote of not less than two-thirds of the councilmembers
present at the meeting at which this Ordinance is first introduced, all as provided by the Charter
of the City of Schertz.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED THIS TH~'7th day of May, 2002.
Mayor, City of Schertz, Texas
ATTEST:
City Secretary, City of Schertz
(SEAL OF CITY)
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PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT
THE STATE OF TEXAS,
County of Guadalupe
Before me, the undersigned authority, on this date personally appeared
Tommy Crow , known to me, who, being by me duly sworn, on
his oath deposes and says that he is the Publisher of The Seguin Gazette-Enterprise, a
newspaper published in said county; that a copy of the within and foregoing notice was
published in said newspaper i time(s') before the return day named therein, such
publications being on the following dates:
and a newspaper copy of which is hereto attached.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this-'//¢//''~_ day of
, A.D., 2002.
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Utility District ClL OF THE CITY OF landlord lien against its w/5 ft. finish, 3 blade A'n'E
P.O. Box 99 SCHERTZ, TEXAS tenants. #16 - Kenneth mower, asking NE
Marion, Texas PROVIDING THAT iRedlx, #190 Violet $5,250/OBO. 303-5772 To do h(
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(2) 1,000 gpm high BY REVtSING CHAP- Storage, 2015 W Kings- Braunfels
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60 H.P. motors and pip- BEVERAGES, SEC- Texas..The property will The Ne,
lng, fittings and valves. TION 3.2' (c); PROVlD- be sold at a public sale case reqL
The motor and column lNG AN EFFECTIVE at Frontier Storage Set- ish speak
shaft shall be sized to DATE; AND PROVID. urday, May 18th at Contact ti
pump 1,000 gallons per lNG A REPEALING 10:00 a.m. Dept. at
minute against a total CLAUSE. 4858.
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The CONTRACT PROVIDING THAT 830-303.9025 today, lifestyle. 830~305-6243. Card or
DOCUMENTS may be THE CODE OF ORDI- I~""~]1~"".~ 3_79-~5441_
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Engineers, 407 W. TION 16-5 (a) and (b) oral surgery offices in (behind ti
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office of Garcia & Pa~ed, :~JJiSproyed atld willing to work in a fast dividual
paced environment. Or- team. We
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neers, Inc. upon pay- N°rflll~lousa, ADORABLE but not required. Excel- competetiw
merit of $80.00 for each City 81~m, ry.. - KITTENS lent benefits. Fax re- benefits.
sat. There is an addl- ORDINANCE NO, ' 2 Mos.' old. Ready for sume to 830-303-0700. son at 50
tlonal non-refundable 0~-M-9 good homes. 3030165. SOUTHWEST St., Luling, '
mailing fee of $10.00 BY THE CiTY COUN- AKCYELLOW LABS
for each set. BIDS ClL OF THE CITY OF TEXAS STATE
WILL NOT BE AC- SCHERTZ, AMEND- Birth 'date Mamh 30th, UNIVERSITY
CEPTED FROM ANY lNG THE CODE OF 4 females, $300. Call
CONTRACTOR WHO ORDINANCES OF THE 830-914-4040. Parking Servica~ Offl-
IS NOT LISTED ON CITY OF SCHERTZ, DACHSHUND PUPS cer(Guard)
GARCIA & WRIGHT TEXAS, CHAPTER 2, Mini, A.K.C. registared,~ dob Number254
CONSULTING ENGI- ADMINISTRATION, Dapples "& reds. $250
NEERS, INC.'S PLAN- ARTICLE 1, IN GEN- 830-557-6478. For a detailed descrip-
HOLDER'S LIST. ERAL, SECTION 2-8, RESCUED tion of this position visit
Any bidder who submits COMPETITIVE BIDS Need good home. 1/2 our web site
a bid to the Owner, FOR PURCHASES Blue healer, 1/2 Aust. www. vpfss.swt.edu/per-
upon retumlng the Con- AND SALES; PROVID- Shepherd. Good sonnel/employ, htm or
tract Documents within lNG AN EFFECTIVE w/kids. Approx, 6 mos. call (512)245-2619. Re-
1.0 days ol bid opening DATE AND DECLAR- old. 303-6716 sumes alone not ac-
and In gOOd condition, INGAN EMERGENCY. capted. SWT is an
will be refunded his Passed, Approved and AA/EOE.
payment for one set. Adopted May7. 2002
Bidders returning any