§ 70-433. Attestation required on certain contracts.

(a)

An attestation from the director of the department of finance shall be required to be attached on any contract to which the city is a party involving professional or personal services for which payment is rendered by the city, leases for real property leased by the city, or financial obligations involving an expenditure in excess of $10,000.00. The signature of the director of the department of finance on such attestation shall constitute approval of the contract as to the availability of funds to fulfill the financial obligations contained in the contract and the director of the department of finance shall not sign any attestation if funds in the amounts and for the purposes set forth in the contract are not available.

(b)

Professional services contracts for purposes of this section are those contracts that are executed per executive order pursuant to subsection 6-308(5)(b) of the Home Rule Charter. Professional services contracts are awarded after a selection committee reviews responses to a request for proposals and makes a recommendation to the mayor, rather than being awarded through the public bid process.

(c)

The clerk of council shall maintain a copy of all council-let professional services contracts and any subsequent amendments for the duration of the contract as part of the official records of that office. It shall be the duty of each council department to provide such contracts or amendments to the clerk of council no later than 14 business days after final execution. All such contracts and amendments shall be made available, by the city council communications consultant, to the public and shall be placed on the city council website in a conspicuous manner for at least five years after the expiration of the contract for any contract signed after July 31, 2008.

(d)

The city attorney shall maintain a copy of all professional services contracts and any subsequent amendments which the city is a party to as part of the official records of that office. It shall be the duty of each department within the control of the mayor of the city to provide such contracts and amendments to the city attorney no later than 14 business days after final execution. All such contracts and amendments shall be made available to the public. The chief administrative officer shall be responsible for ensuring that all contracts are placed on the city's website in a conspicuous manner for at least five years after the expiration of the contract for any contract signed after July 31, 2008. Contracts that qualify for exemption under R.S. 42:6.1(A)(3) shall be exempt from public posting.

(e)

General application of this section shall be effective for any professional services contracts or amendments executed after July 31, 2008. This section shall be effective for any current professional services contracts or amendments executed prior to July 31, 2008, which shall be posted no later than November 30, 2008.

(Code 1956, § 2-50.6; M.C.S., Ord. No. 23202, § 1, 8-29-08)