To: Board of Supervisors
From: Warren Lai, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Report Title: ADOPT Ordinance No. 2024-20, Amending Public Works Director's Authority to Approve Certain Real Property Purchases, Leases and Licenses, Countywide.
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
ADOPT Ordinance No. 2024-20, to (i) amend Section 1108-8.002 of the County Ordinance Code to renew until January 1, 2030, the authority of the Public Works Director to acquire Real Property if the purchase price does not exceed $100,000, (ii) amend Section 1108-10.002(a) of the County Ordinance Code to increase from $7,500 to $10,000 the dollar limit on the monthly cost of Real Property the Public Works Director is authorized to lease or license for use by the County, and (iii) amend Section 1108-10.002(b) of the County Ordinance Code to increase from $7,500 to $10,000 the dollar limit on the cost of up to two amendments to a lease or license the Public Works Director may authorize within a 12-month period to permit improvements or alterations, Countywide.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No fiscal impact.
BACKGROUND:
Ordinance Code Section 1108-8.002
Government Code Section 25350.60 authorizes the Board of Supervisors of a County to authorize, by ordinance, a County officer to perform any and all acts necessary to approve and accept for the County the acquisition of any interest in Real Property, provided the authorization specifies procedures for the exercise of the authority and establishes a dollar limit on any purchase price. Government Code Section 25350.60(c) specifies that the authority granted by ordinance under Government Code Section 25350.60 may not be effective for more than five years.
On March 15, 1994, the Board of Supervisors, pursuant to Government Code section 25350.60, adopted Ordinance No. 94-25, which added Section 1108-8.002 to the County Ordinance Code. When adopted in 1994, Section 1108-8.002 authorized the Public Wor...
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