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COUNTY OF SAN MATEO
Inter-Departmental Correspondence
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County Counsel
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DATE:
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November 26, 2001
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BOARD MEETING DATE:
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December 11, 2001
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TO:
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Honorable Board of Supervisors
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FROM:
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Thomas F. Casey III, County Counsel
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SUBJECT:
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Ordinance Granting Contract Authority to Purchasing Agent to Approve Contracts for County Services
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Recommendation
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That this Board approve an ordinance delegating to the Purchasing Agent authority to enter into contracts for County Services
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Background
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The County often enters into contracts under which the County provides a service and receives money or services from another person or agency. Examples of these contracts include a contract in which the federal government pays the County to collect specific statistical data, contracts under which the state pays the County for administration of social services programs or a contract with local cities for appraisal services. At present, all such contracts go to the Board of Supervisors for approval since the ordinance code has not delegated the authority to approve such contracts.
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Discussion
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Under this proposed ordinance, the County Manager as Purchasing Agent would be authorized to execute all contracts in which the County receives compensation for rendering a service, unless the money received by the County exceeds that amount established by the Government Code as the limit of the Purchasing Agent's authority, which is currently $100,000. This would parallel the process where the County spends the money.
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Fiscal Impact
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Passage of this ordinance would cause no fiscal impact.
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__________________________________
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Thomas F. Casey III, County Counsel
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cc: John L. Maltbie, County Manager
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