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Recommend that the Board of Supervisors of the Monterey County Water Resources Agency (“Agency”):
a. Approve increasing the contract authority for the Agency General Manager from $100,000 to $200,000; and
b. Authorize the Agency General Manager to engage independent contractors to provide goods and services for the Agency where the annual aggregate cost does not exceed $200,000. (Staff: Ara Azhderian)
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Monterey County Water Resources Agency (“Agency”) Board of Directors recommend that the Agency Board of Supervisors:
a. Approve increasing the contract authority for the Agency General Manager from $100,000 to $200,000; and
b. Authorize the Agency General Manager to engage independent contractors to provide goods and services for the Agency where the annual aggregate cost does not exceed $200,000.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
Current state law (California Government Code section 25502.5) permits a board of supervisors to authorize the county purchasing agent to approve contracts engaging independent contractors to perform services in an amount not exceeding $200,000 in the annual aggregate without action by the board of supervisors. Chapter 2.32 of the Monterey County Code (“Code”) addresses the duties of the County’s Purchasing Agent including the Purchasing Agent’s contract authority to engage independent contractors and, at Section 2.32.035, also addresses the contract authority of the County Counsel, District Attorney, and Public Defender for contracts relating to the duties of those offices.
In 2024, the County Board of Supervisors authorized the Purchasing Agent, County Counsel, District Attorney, and Public Defender to engage independent contractors to perform services for the County without action by the Board where the annual aggregate cost does not exceed $200,000. Prior to this 2024 action, the limit was $100,000.
In 2018, the Agency Board of Supervisors approved increasing the contract purchasing au...
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