GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
1989 SESSION

CHAPTER 170
HOUSE BILL 108

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTE RELATING TO THE AUTHORITY OF THE CITY MANAGER TO AWARD AND EXECUTE CERTAIN CONTRACTS.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

Section 1.  Section 9.82 of the Charter of the City of Charlotte, being Chapter 713, Session Laws of 1965, as amended by Chapters 133 and 333, Session Laws of 1969 and Chapter 481, Session Laws of 1973, rewritten by Chapter 391, Session Laws of 1979, and amended by Chapter 1140, Session Laws of 1981 and Chapter 343, Session Laws of 1985, reads as rewritten:
"Sec. 9.82.  Award and approval of certain contracts.  The city manager or his duly authorized designee is hereby authorized to award, approve, and execute contracts or agreements of any kind or nature on behalf of the city when the amount of such contract or agreement does not exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000); provided that the city council shall have approved a sufficient appropriation in the annual budget for the current fiscal year for the general purpose specified in the contract or agreement.  In addition, the City Manager or his duly authorized designee is authorized to approve and execute amendments to contracts or agreements, including contracts initially approved by the City Council, when the amount in question does not exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000).  Furthermore, the City Manager or his duly authorized designee is authorized to award, approve, and execute contracts for the construction and installation of water and sewer lines that will eventually become a part of the City utility system, regardless of the amount, where the construction and installation is the sole responsibility and is at the sole expense of another person, firm, or corporation."
Sec. 2.  This act is effective upon ratification.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 31st day of May, 1989.