PREPARED BY: ARTURO CASTILLO DATE OF MEETING: 09/08/2026
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CONSIDER ADOPTING AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN PABLO AMENDING CHAPTER 3.16 OF THE SAN PABLO MUNICIPAL CODE TO (1) INCREASE THE CITY MANAGER’S CONTRACTING AUTHORITY; (2) INCREASE MONETARY THRESHOLDS RELATED TO PUBLIC PROJECT BIDDING TO ALIGN WITH CURRENT STATE OF CALIFORNIA THRESHOLDS; AND (3) INCREASE THE MONETARY THRESHOLDS RELATED TO FORMAL AND INFORMAL PROCUREMENT OF NON-PUBLIC PROJECTS
CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA.
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CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDATION
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Waive the second reading and adopt the Ordinance amending Chapter 3.16 of the San Pablo Municipal Code, as introduced at the August 3, 2026 regular meeting of the City Council.
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COMPLIANCE STATEMENTS
Continue Best Management Practices, Fiscal Excellence, and Fiscal Transparency is a major policy goal contained in the FY 2024-26 City Council Priority Workplan, effective April 7, 2025.
SECOND READING AND ADOPTION
On August 3, 2026, the City Council introduced the Ordinance, waived the first reading, and set the second reading and adoption for the next regular City Council meeting. No changes have been made to the Ordinance since its introduction. This item is presented on the Consent Calendar for the second reading and adoption of the Ordinance. If adopted, the Ordinance will take effect thirty (30) days following its adoption, and the City Clerk’s Office will publish and post the Ordinance in accordance with California Government Code Section 36933. The background, survey data, and analysis presented to the City Council on August 3, 2026 are restated below.
BACKGROUND
The San Pablo Municipal Code currently limits the City Manager’s general contracting authority to $50,000, last increased in January 2017 pursuant to Ordinance 2017-001. The monetary thresholds for the formal and informal procurement of non-public projects (supplies, services, and equ...
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