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Home My Public Portal AboutResolution #2008-36, A Resolution Revising The Emergency Spending Authority For City Council MembersRESOLUTION # 2008 -36 A RESOLUTION REVISING THE EMERGENCY SPENDING AUTHORITY FOR CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS WHEREAS, the City of Riverdale ( "Riverdale ") recognizes that certain emergency situations occasionally arise that require the immediate incurrence of city expenses; and WHEREAS, the Riverdale City Council finds that the needs of Riverdale and its residents are best served in such situations when its City Council members can severally incur emergency expenditures, up to a maximum amount and subject to the review and approval by the City Council, to facilitate the procurement of goods and services in such situations; and WHEREAS, Riverdale passed Resolution No. 2008 -2 on January 15, 2008, severally authorizing each City Council member, under certain circumstances, to incur up to $500 in emergency expenditures; and WHEREAS, upon further review and consideration, the City Council wishes to extend such limited emergency spending authority to the Mayor and the Fire Chief to facilitate the procurement of goods and services in emergency situations. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Riverdale, Iowa, that the Mayor, the Fire Chief, and the City Council members (the "Authorized Spenders ") are severally authorized to incur up to $2000 in emergency expenditures, without prior formal Council approval, provided that: (1) under the circumstances, the Authorized Spender determines in good faith that it would be detrimental to Riverdale's interests to hold the expenditure for formal Council approval; (2) the Authorized Spender reports on the record at the next Council meeting the amount of the emergency expenditure and the reason therefore; and (3) all such emergency expenditures are provided for in the city's local budget and there are funds currently available to cover all such expenditures in the city's general fund. This Resolution shall take immediate effect. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 2nd day of December, 2008. Ayes: Franklin Channon Hupp Littrel Halsey 4 11490 W, r ATTEST: Mary ances Blevins, Asst. City Clerk Nays: