GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1993

H	1 

HOUSE BILL 2044

Short Title:  Mecklenburg Contracts.	(Local)
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Sponsors: Representative Easterling.
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Referred to:  Local and Regional Government I.
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June 6, 1994

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE MECKLENBURG COUNTY MANAGER TO AWARD CONTRACTS FOR THE PURPOSE OF PURCHASING APPARATUS, SUPPLIES, MATERIALS, OR EQUIPMENT REGARDLESS OF THE AMOUNT, AND FOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS UNDER A CERTAIN AMOUNT, PROVIDED THE COUNTY HAS SUFFICIENT APPROPRIATED UNENCUMBERED FUNDS.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 143-129 is amended by adding the following at the end:  "A county manager may award, approve, and execute contracts for the county for the purchase of apparatus, supplies, materials, or equipment regardless of the value of the contract, or for construction contracts where the estimated cost of the construction project does not exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), provided that:
(1)	The county manager shall report to the Board of County Commissioners prior to executing any contracts upon which bids are received;
(2)	The county has approved a sufficient unencumbered appropriation in the annual budget for the current fiscal year for the general purpose specified in the contract or agreement; and
(3)	The contracts are not entered into as a result of requests for proposals."
Sec. 2. This act applies to Mecklenburg County only.
Sec. 3.  This act is effective upon ratification.