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ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 43-18-01 <br />of the <br />City Manager <br />DELEGATION OF EXPENDITURE AND CONTRACT SIGNING AUTHORITY <br />WHEN THE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER IS ACTIVATED. <br />The City Manager of the City of Eugene finds that: <br />A. Under the provisions of Section 16(2) of the Eugene Charter of 2002, the City Manager is <br />given authority to make purchases and act as the business agent for the City Council in connection with <br />the sale of real estate and other business and commercial transactions. <br />B. In the event of an emergency, the City may be in immediate need of outside resources to <br />address the emergency. In such situations, it may not be possible or practical for authorized City of Eugene <br />personnel to make expenditures and sign contracts using the normal contracting process. <br />C. It would be most efficient, and in the public interest, to delegate expenditure and contract <br />signing authority to the Emergency Operation Center Manager, to any of the Department Executive <br />Directors, and the Logistics Section Chief when the City's Emergency Operations Center is fully or partially <br />activated. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, <br />THE CITY MANAGER OF THE CITY OF EUGENE ORDERS AND DIRECTS THAT: <br />1. When the City of Eugene's Emergency Operations Center is fully or partially activated, <br />the personnel listed below are authorized, in order to address the emergency, to make expenditures, and <br />execute contracts and change orders for contracts, not to exceed the amounts indicated per transaction or <br />contract, and not to exceed $5,000,000 total for each activation. <br />Personnel Maximum Authority Per <br />Transaction or Contract <br />Logistics Section Chief $20,000 <br />Emergency Operations Center Manager $100,000 <br />Department Executive Directors $1,500,000 <br />2. Nothing in this administrative order is intended to waive the City's compliance with <br />applicable provisions of budget law or public contracting laws and rules. <br />3. The authority delegated in this Order shall not be further sub -delegated by the Emergency <br />Operations Center Manager or any of the Department Executive Directors. <br />Dated and effective this day of /-,2018. <br />Jon R. Ruiz <br />City Manager <br />Administrative Order - Page 1 of 1 <br />