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A. The Mayor is authorized to approve and sign contracts that meet all of the following criteria:

1. The contract is exclusively for the city’s purchase of goods or services.

2. The total aggregate value of the contract is less than $45,000.

3. The contract amount is within budget authority for the specified BARS numbers.

4. The contract is made, and the vendor has been selected, consistent with the city’s purchasing policy.

5. The contract has been approved by the City Attorney.

B. The Mayor is authorized to approve and sign modifications to contracts that meet all of the following criteria:

1. One of the following applies:

a. The modification, either singly or combined with all previous modifications, results in a total contract value under $45,000; or

b. Cost modifications for contracts with an original value between $45,000—$99,999 which result in a new total contract amount less than $10,000 over the original contract amount; or

c. Cost modifications for contracts with an original value of $100,000 or more which result in a new total contract amount less than 110 percent over the original contract amount.

2. The modification does not modify the contract’s general terms and conditions or extend the term of the contract more than one year.

3. The modification has been approved by the City Attorney.

C. Any contract that the Mayor is not authorized to approve must be approved by the City Council.

D. All agreements made pursuant to the Interlocal Cooperation Act at Chapter 39.34 RCW must be approved by the City Council.

E. Any contract that includes the conveyance of a real property interest to or from the city or a lease to which the city is party with a term of one calendar year or more must be approved by the City Council.

F. The Mayor may delegate authority to approve and sign contracts and modifications to contracts that meet the requirements of this section to the department director responsible for the agreement. The Mayor may not delegate authority to sign contracts to any other person.

G. The City Council reserves the authority to modify this delegation of authority by resolution or motion. (Ord. 4055 § 1 (Att. A), 2023; Ord. 3036 § 1 (Att. A), 2019)