2024-1209 Amendment of The Hopkins Charter By Ordinance CITY OF HOPKINS
HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO. 2024-1209
AMENDMENT OF THE HOPKINS CHARTER BY ORDINANCE
The City Council of the City of Hopkins, upon recommendation of and from the Hopkins City
Charter Commission does hereby ordain and thus amend and adopt the following changes,
deletions, and amendments of or from the following chapters and sections of the Hopkins
City Charter:
SECTION 1. Section 6.06 — Purchases and Contracts is hereby amended by deleting
tF material as follows:
Section 6.06. Purchases and Contracts. The city manager shall be the chief
purchasing agent of the city as provided herein. All city purchases and contracts
shall be made or let by the city manager when the amount involved does not
exceed an amount estabiiched at least annually by the ni+y nnUnnil by Feselk inn
established in the City's Legislative Policy Manual. All other purchases and
contracts shall be reviewed and approved by the city council. Contracts shall be
made in compliance with Minnesota law, including all applicable competitive
bidding requirements. All contracts, bonds, and instruments of any kind to which
the city is a party shall be signed by the mayor and the city manager on behalf of
the city and shall be executed in the name of the city. The city council may, by
ordinance or resolution, adopt further regulations regarding the process for the
making of bids and the letting of contracts, including the further delegation of
authority to the city manager as the city council deems appropriate.
SECTION 2. The effective date of this ordinance shall be effective 90 days after publication.
First Reading: October 1, 2024
Second Reading: October 8, 2024
Date of Publication: October 17, 2024
Date Ordinance Takes Effect: January 15, 2025
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Amy Domeier, City Clerk