Res 119-2002 11/19/2002RESOLUTION NO. I �°ti-2OOa
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN
INTERLOCAL COOPERATION CONTRACT WITH THE TEXAS LOCAL
GOVERNMENT PURCHASING COOPERATIVE FOR THE PURCHASE
OF CERTAIN SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT; DETERMINING THAT THE
MEETING AT WHICH THIS RESOLUTION WAS PASSED WAS OPEN
TO THE PUBLIC AS REQUIRED BY LAW.
WHEREAS, the City of Wichita Falls, (hereinafter "Cooperative Member ")
pursuant to the authority granted by Article 791 et seq. of the Interlocal Cooperation Act,
as amended, desires to participate in the statewide purchasing program of the
Cooperative; and
WHEREAS, the City of Wichita Falls has elected to be a Cooperative Member in
the Texas Local Government Purchasing Cooperative (hereinafter "Cooperative "), a
program created by local governments in accordance with and pursuant to the Interlocal
Cooperation Act ( "Act "), Chapter 791, Texas Government Code; and
WHEREAS, the Cooperative Member is of the opinion that participation in the
Cooperative's purchasing program will be highly beneficial to the taxpayers of the local
government through the efficiencies and potential savings to be realized; and
WHEREAS, the Cooperative Member desires to participate and join with other
local governments in a cooperative Interlocal agreement ( "Agreement ") for the purpose
of fulfilling and implementing their respective public and governmental purposes, needs,
objectives, programs, functions and services.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, THAT:
SECTION 1. The Cooperative Member does request that the Cooperative include
its stated needs for all categories, including but not limited to ground maintenance
supplies and equipment, furniture, public safety supplies and equipment parks and
recreation supplies and equipment, public works supplies and equipment, and
transportation vehicles, equipment and supplies, on the Cooperative's Purchasing
Program and award contracts for those items, whereby the Cooperative Members may
be allowed to purchase those items from the Cooperative's contracts: and the
Cooperative is authorized to sign and deliver all necessary requests and other
documents in connection therewith for and on behalf of the Cooperative Members that
have elected to participate.
SECTION 2. The City Council of the Cooperative Member does hereby authorize
its City Manager to execute the Interlocal Participation Agreement which includes the
adoption and approval of the Organizational Interlocal Agreement previously executed
and adopted by two or more local governments.
SECTION 3. The execution of this Resolution shall evidence the election of
Cooperative Member and eligible local governments to become members of the
Cooperative upon the terms and conditions stated. The City Council has, and at the
time of adoption of this Resolution had, full power and lawful authority to adopt the
foregoing Resolution and to confer the obligations, power, and authority to the persons
named, who are hereby granted the power to exercise the same.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 19th day of November, 2002.
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MAYOR
ATTEST:
City Clerk