PUBLIC NOTICE OF ORDINANCE ADOPTION
Notice is hereby given that the Murrieta City Council introduced the following Ordinance at a Regular meeting on October 5, 2021 and adopted the Ordinance at a Regular meeting on October 19, 2021, commencing at 6:00 p.m., City Council Chambers, 1 Town Square, Murrieta, CA 92562.
Said Ordinance is on file in the office of the City Clerk at 1 Town Square, Murrieta, CA 92562, and may be viewed on the City website at www.MurrietaCA.gov. If you would like a copy of this Ordinance including exhibits, please contact the City Clerk’s office at (951) 461-6030.
ORDINANCE NO. 567- 21
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MURRIETA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER 3.08 OF THE MURRIETA MUNICIPAL CODE
WHEREAS, City of Murrieta Municipal Code chapter 3.08 establishes regulations and procedures for the acquisition of goods, services, and public works projects; and
WHEREAS, chapter 3.08 was most recently amended in 2011 and requires updating to better reflect current City practices and relevant provisions of State law; and
WHEREAS, City staff has analyzed the existing regulations and procedures and compared them with local Southern California cities and current purchasing thresholds at the State level, and has recommended revisions to improve operational efficiency and reflect changing economic conditions and rising costs of goods and materials purchased.
NOW THEREFORE, the City Council of Murrieta, California, does ordain as follows:
SECTION 1. AMENDMENT.
Chapter 3.08 (Purchasing System) of the Murrieta Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as shown in Exhibit A [available upon request from the City Clerk’s Department], attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
SECTION 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days after its adoption.
SECTION 3. SEVERABILITY.
If any provision of this ordinance or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications, and to this end the provisions of this ordinance are declared to be severable.
SECTION 4. NOTICE OF ADOPTION.
The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this ordinance, and shall cause the same to be posted and codified in the manner required by law.
ADOPTED by the City Council, signed by the Mayor, and attested by the City Clerk this 19th day of October, 2021.
APPROVED:
/s/
Scott Vinton, Mayor
ATTEST:
/s/
Cristal McDonald, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
/s/
Leslie E. Devaney, City Attorney
I, Cristal McDonald, City Clerk of the City of Murrieta, California, hereby certify under penalty of perjury that the foregoing Ordinance was duly and regularly introduced at a meeting of the City Council on the 5th day of October, 2021, and that thereafter the said Ordinance was duly and regularly adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council on the 19th day of October, 2021, by the following vote, to-wit:
AYES: Ingram, DeForest, Stone, White, Vinton
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
RECUSAL: None
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of Murrieta, California, this 19th day of October, 2021.
DATED: October 19, 2021
/s/
Cristal McDonald, City Clerk
Published: October 29, 2021
A copy of the Ordinance, including exhibits, can be provided at no cost by contacting the City Clerks Department at (951) 461-6031 or [email protected]