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ORDINANCE NO. 3153
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTION 4.103 ENTITLED
"POWERS AND DUTIES" PERTAINING TO THE PURCHASING
POWER OF THE VILLAGE MANAGER, OF CHAPTER 4, ARTICLE
1 OF THE VILLAGE CODE OF MOUNT PROSPECT, ILLINOIS
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES
OF THE VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
SECTION ONE: Section 4.103 entitled "Powers and Duties"
of Chapter 4, Article 1 of the Village Code of Mount Prospect,
Illinois (1981) is hereby amended by amending Sub-section H.
thereof to read as follows:
"H.
To purchase all materials, supplies and equipment
for which funds are provided in the working budget;
provided, that he may negotiate and award contracts
for purchases of less than four thousand dollars
($4,000.00) without first advertising for bids, but
for purchases of more than four thousand dollars
($4,000.00) he shall only award a contract to the
lowest qualified bidder pursuant to due advertisement
for sealed bids in a newspaper published and having
a general circulation within the Villager(which
advertisement shall state that such contract shall
be let to the lowest responsible bidde~ that the
right is reserved in the Village Board to reject
all bids or waive bid technicalities and the place,
time, and date when sealed bids shall be opened;
said date being not less than seven (7) days after
publication of the advertisement), and after the
successful bid proposal has been submitted to the
Village Board for approval.
1. Should such purchase be an amount in excess of
that provided in the working budget or should such
low bidder fail to be the lowest responsible bidder,
the Village Manager shall advise the Village Board
of Trustees as to whether or not the contract
offered is desirable or which of several contracts
offered is most desirable for the Village.
2. In case of accidents or other circumstances
creating an emergency, the Village Manager may award
contracts, acquire services and make purchases for
the purpose of repairing damages caused by the said
accident or meeting said public emergency; but he
shall file promptly within fourteen (14) days with
the Village Board a certificate showing such emer-
gency and the necessity of such action, together
with an itemized account of all expenditures."
SECTION TWO: This Ordinance shall be in full force and
effect upon its passage, approval and publication in pamphlet
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form in accordance with law.
This 20th day of October
Arthur, Farley~ Floros, Murauskis, Wattenberg
PASSED:
AYE S:
NAYS: None Absent: Miller
APPROVED: This 20th day of October
PUBLISHED: This 20th ' day of O~tober
in pamphlet form.
, 1981.
· 1981.
, 1981
ATTEST:
VILLAGE CLERK