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MUNICIPAL CHARTERS

CHARTER AMENDMENT
RESOLUTION NO. 1985-1

RESOLUTION NO. 588

RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF GREENBELT ADOPTED PURSUANT TO THE
AUTHORITY OF ARTICLE 11E OF THE CONSTITUTION OF MARYLAND AND
SECTION 13 OF ARTICLE 23A OF THE ANNOTATED CODE OF MARYLAND (1957
EDITION AS AMENDED), TITLE "CORPORATION-MUNICIPAL", SUBTITLE
"HOME RULE", TO AMEND THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF GREENBELT FOUND,
IN WHOLE OR IN PART, IN THE COMPILATION OF MUNICIPAL CHARTERS OF
MARYLAND (1983 EDITION AS AMENDED) AS PREPARED BY THE DEPARTMENT
OF LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE PURSUANT TO CHARTER 77 OF THE ACTS OF
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND OF 1983, BY REPEALING AND
RE-ENACTING WITH AMENDMENT SECTION 40, TITLE "PURCHASES", TO
PROVIDE THAT THE COUNCIL SHALL PRESCRIBE BY ORDINANCE A
COMPETITIVE BID PROCEDURE AND SHALL ESTABLISH A DOLLAR AMOUNT OF
PURCHASE NOT TO EXCEED TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS ($10,000) ABOVE WHICH
THE TAKING OF COMPETITIVE BIDS SHALL BE REQUIRED SUBJECT TO
EXCEPTIONS AS MAY BE PERMITTED AND SET FORTH IN THE ORDINANCE,
SUCH EXCEPTIONS TO INCLUDE AWARDS OF PURCHASE BASED UPON BIDS
RECEIVED FROM OTHER AGENCIES, THE PURCHASE OF SPECIAL CATEGORIES
OF SUPPLIES, MATERIALS, EQUIPMENT OR CONTRACTUAL SERVICES FOR
WHICH THE COUNCIL DETERMINES A COMPETITIVE BID IS NOT FEASIBLE,
AND THE AUTHORIZATION FOR NEGOTIATED PURCHASE WHENEVER IT IS
DETERMINED TO BE IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE CITY OR AN
EMERGENCY EXISTS

[Section 40 of the Charter of the City of Greenbelt, Prince
George's County, as found in the compilation of Municipal
Charters of Maryland (1983 Edition), repealed and reenacted, with
amendments.

Effective Date February 26, 1985]

CHARTER AMENDMENT
RESOLUTION NO. 1984-3

RESOLUTION NUMBER 580

RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF GREENBELT ADOPTED PURSUANT TO THE
AUTHORITY OF ARTICLE 11E OF THE CONSTITUTION OF MARYLAND AND
SECTION 13 OF ARTICLE 23A OF THE ANNOTATED CODE OF MARYLAND (1957
EDITION AS AMENDED), TITLE "CORPORATION-MUNICIPAL", SUBTITLE
"HOME RULE", TO AMEND THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF GREENBELT,
FOUND, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, IN THE COMPILATION OF MUNICIPAL
CHARTERS OF MARYLAND (1983 EDITION AS AMENDED) AS PREPARED BY
THE DEPARTMENT OF LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 77 OF
THE ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND OF 1983, BY
REPEALING AND REENACTING WITH AMENDMENTS SECTION 36, TITLE
"SAME-POWERS", TO PROVIDE THAT THE THIRD PARAGRAPH SHALL BE
TITLED (c) APPOINTMENTS BASED ON QUALIFICATIONS; DISCRIMINATION
PROHIBITED., AND TO BROADEN THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.