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Council amends purchasing code to speed vehicle acquisitions; city manager granted expedited authority
Summary
Chino council amended the municipal code to let the city manager expedite vehicle purchases without a specific dollar threshold (so long as purchases are budgeted), while retaining a $150,000 approval cap for other requisitions.
The Chino City Council on July 1 approved an amendment to Chapter 3.32.130 of the Chino Municipal Code to allow the city manager expedited authority to procure vehicles when those purchases are budgeted by council.
City Attorney Fred Galante presented the staff recommendation, telling the council the change was requested to address inefficiencies in vehicle requisitions and to allow the city to respond to quickly changing vehicle prices. Galante said the proposed amendment would “maintain the city manager's maximum requisition authorization of $150,000 overall with the exception of the procurement of vehicles that will not have a maximum threshold,” provided the purchases are budgeted and within council-approved amounts.
Council asked for no public comment on the item and then moved the ordinance forward. Council Member Comstock made the motion; Mayor Pro Tem Curt Burton seconded. The city attorney read the ordinance title into the record as Ordinance No. 25,004, described as “an ordinance of the city council of the city of Chino amending provisions of the Chino Municipal Code amending chapter 3.32 relating to the city's purchasing system for approval authority.” The council voted unanimously to adopt the ordinance and waived further reading.
Staff said the amendment is intended to prevent missed opportunities to secure vehicles at competitive pricing; the authority remains limited to purchases that are budgeted and within council-approved appropriations. The ordinance will take effect following standard adoption procedures.
