HomeMy WebLinkAbout75-095RESOLUTION NO. 75-95
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SANTA ANA WAIVING NORMAL BIDDING REQUIRE-
MENTS IN ORDER TO EXPEDITE THE PURCHASE OF
AN AMBULANCE AND APPURTENANCES FOR USE BY THE
SANTA ANA FIRE DEPARTMENT
WHEREAS, the Fire Department of the City of Santa Ana
is in urgent need of an ambulance and appurtenances so that
it is better able to serve the citizens of Santa Ana; and
WHEREAS, if normal bidding procedures for the
purchase of said ambulance and appurtenances were followed,
the time consumed would greatly endanger the lives and health
of the citizenry; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Santa Ana
must still approve the written contract for the purchase of
said ambulance and appurtenances which would be time consuming
in and of itself; and
WHEREAS, Section 421 of the Charter of the City of
Santa Ana authorizes that contracts may be let without advertising
for bids, if such equipment shall be deemed by the City Council
to be of urgent necessity for the preservation of life, health,
or property, and shall be authorized by motion passed by the
affirmative votes of at least two-thirds of the members of
the City Council and containing a declaration of the facts
constituting such urgency.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council
of the City of Santa Ana, declaring that the purchase of an
ambulance and appurtenances is urgently needed to preserve
life and health within the City, does hereby waive the competitive
bidding procedures of Charter Section 421 in order to expedite
the purchase of an ambulance and appurtenances for use by the
Santa Ana Fire Department.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City
of Santa Ana at its regular meeting held on the
21st day of $u~¥ , 1975.
ATTEST:
VI CE MAYOR
fLORENCE I. MALONE
RESOLUTION NO. 75-95
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) Ss
CITY OF SANTA ANA )
I, FLORENCE I. MALONE, do hereby certify that I am the
Clerk of the Council of the City of Santa Ana; that the fore-
going Resolution was introduced to said Council at its
regular meeting held on the 21st day of July ,
1975, and was at said meeting passed and adopted by the following
vote, to wit:
AYES,
COUNCILMEN: Evans, Yamamoto~ Bricken, Garthe,
Brandt
NOES, COUNCILMEN: Ward, 0rtiz
ABSENT, COUNCILMEN: None
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
KEITH L. GOW,
City Attorney
FLORENCE I. MALON~