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Los Angeles County, CA April 5, 2005 Election
Measure CharterAmendment-06
Contracts
City of Glendale
Charter Amendment

12,166 / 78.5% Yes votes ...... 3323 / 21.5% No votes

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Shall Article VI, Section 9 of the Charter of the City of Glendale be amended to provide that city council establish by ordinance a complete procedure to ensure the integrity of awarding all contracts and a minimum dollar amount for contracts requiring competitive bidding?

Impartial Analysis from City Attorney Scott H. Howard
Any contract involving an expenditure of $15,000 or more is required by the present Charter to be let out for competitive bids, with some exceptions. The proposed amendment would raise the amount of any contract requiring competitive bidding to an amount not exceeding the limit established by ordinance. Additionally, the amendment requires that Council adopt an ordinance outlining the procedure of awarding contracts.

  
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Arguments For Measure CharterAmendment-06
This amendment would allow Council to raise or lower the amount of any contract requiring competitive bidding, to reflect inflation and the lower purchasing power of the dollar and allow savings to the City through a less formal contracting procedure for smaller projects. The practice of having the threshold for competitive bids established by ordinance is common in many other communities. Adoption of the amendment will allow the City administration to enter into small contracts in the least expensive manner. Further, to ensure the integrity of awarding contracts, the amendment would imbed in the Charter an additional requirement that Council adopt an ordinance outlining the complete procedures of awarding all contracts.

BOB YOUSEFIAN
Mayor

RAFI MANOUKIAN
Council Member

FRANK QUINTERO
Council Member

DAVE WEAVER
Council Member

(No arguments against Measure CharterAmendment-06 were submitted)

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