2148                               Municipal Charters

the end of the budget year, shall be deemed to be re-appropriated without
inclusion in the budget for the subsequent year unless the Council shall
specifically provide that such appropriations are not re-appropriated.
Any unexpended and unencumbered appropriations for operating expenses
shall be considered surplus at the end of the budget year for which they
were appropriated and shall be included among the anticipated revenue
for the next succeeding budget year."

I Hereby Certify that the foregoing Ordinance proposing amendment
to the City Charter was introduced by a vote of a majority of the Council
on November 1, 1971.

Sanford W. Daily, City Manager

ADOPTED by the City Council of Gaithersburg this 1st day of No-
vember, 1971.

Harold C. Morris, President of the City Council
Delivered to the Mayor of Gaithersburg this 1st day of November, 1971.

Sanford W. Daily, City Manager
Approved this 1st day of November, 1971.

Harold C. Morris, Mayor

EFFECTIVE DATE OF ORDINANCE: December 21, 1971.
VOTE OF COUNCIL: Unanimous (All present and voting)

Ordinance No. 0-12-71

Proposing Amendment of the City Charter authorizing certain pur-
chases by negotiated contracts rather than sealed bids.

BE IT ORDAINED, by the Mayor and Council of Gaithersburg, in pub-
lic meeting assembled that Section 57 of the Charter of the City of Gaithers-
burg be and it hereby is amended to read as follows:

"57. All purchases and contracts for the City shall be made on
written contract. The City Manager shall be required to advertise for
sealed bids for all contracts or purchases in excess of Two Thousand Five
Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00) provided that the Council may, by resolution,
permit negotiation without sealed bids of contracts for professional serv-
ices, insurance coverage or other services or products, where, in the opin-
ion of the Council the interests of the City would be best served by nego-
tiated contracts. All contracts or purchases in excess of Two Thousand five
Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00) shall be approved by resolution of the Coun-
cil. The Council may, by ordinance establish further regulations for City
purchases and contracts not inconsistent herewith."

I Hereby Certify that the foregoing Ordinance proposing amendment
to the City Charter was introduced by a vote of a majority of the Council
on November 1, 1971.

Sanford W. Daily, City Manager
Gaithersburg this 1st day of N

Harold C. Morris, President of the City Council

ADOPTED by the City Council of Gaithersburg this 1st day of No-
vember, 1971.