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