(A) Articles 3-4, 3-5, and 3-6 comprise the City’s procurement code, and the use of the term "Article" in the City’s procurement code will include Articles 3-4, 3-5, and 3-6.

(B) The purpose of this article is to provide for oversight, accountability and good stewardship in the use of city resources. This article shall govern the purchase of any goods or services for or on behalf of the City, including, but not limited to, the purchase of equipment, material, supplies, services and public improvements.

(C) This article applies to all expenditures by the City, and all expenditures shall be made with prior City Council approval. Prior Council approval exists when the expenditure has been provided for in the current budget as adopted and the funds are available without limitation or restriction, or Council may designate prior approval by way of resolution as provided for in § 3-4-8. This article also applies to the disposal of city materials.

(D) This article does not apply to either grants as defined in this article, or contracts between the City and other governments, except as provided in § 3-4-9.

(E) The provisions of this article are not applicable to contracts or arrangements for testimony relating to an existing or probable judicial proceeding in which the City is or may become a party; to contracts for special investigative services for law enforcement purposes; or to contracts for professional services as defined in § 3-4-3, except as may be provided in § 3-4-7.

(F) Agreements negotiated by legal counsel representing the City in settlement of litigation or threatened litigation are exempt from the provisions of this chapter, except as may be provided in § 3-4-7. (Ord. 08-1137, passed 9-22-2008)