The City Council is hereby designated to continue as the Local Contract Review Board
of the city and shall have all of the rights, powers and authority necessary to carry
out the provisions of ORS chapters 279A, 279B, and 279C (the "Public Contracting Code")
and rules attached to Ordinance No. 1196 adopting public contracting rules as amended
by Ordinance No. 1510 which are on file in City Recorder's office. Except as otherwise
provided in this division, the definitions established in the attached rules apply
herein. The term "contracting agency," as used in the rules, includes contracting
agency's chief administrative officer, his designee, or any other purchasing agent,
as designated by city policy. Those individuals are hereby designated as city's contracting
agency and may exercise all authorities, powers and duties granted to a contracting
agency under the public contracting code and rules, unless otherwise established by
city policy.
