Ordinance No. 15,920 ORDINANCE NO. 15,920
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS,
AUTHORIZING PAYMENT IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED FIFTY THOUSAND
AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($50,000.00) TO OVERDRIVE, INC. FOR THE SOLE-
SOURCE PURCHASE OF LIBRARY DIGITAL PUBLICATIONS AND ANCILLARY
SERVICES FOR THE STERLING MUNICIPAL LIBRARY; MAKING OTHER
PROVISIONS RELATED THERETO; AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE
DATE THEREOF.
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WHEREAS,Texas Local Government Code Annotated§252.022 provides that when the functional
requirements of the City can only be satisfied by one source, the requirement for competitive bids is not
applicable; and
WHEREAS, the purchase certain library digital publications and ancillary services that enable
public libraries to lend popular audiobooks, eBooks, streaming video, digital magazines and other digital
content via the library's website on a single platform may only be purchased from a single source —
OverDrive,Inc.;NOW THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,TEXAS:
Section 1: That the City Council of the City of Baytown,Texas,hereby declares that only one
source can satisfy the needs of the City for the procurement of the aforementioned library digital
publications and ancillary services for the Sterling Municipal Library.
Section 2: That the City Council of the City of Baytown, Texas, authorizes payment in an
amount not to exceed FIFTY THOUSAND AND NO/100 DOLLARS($50,000.00)to OverDrive, Inc. for
the sole-source purchase of library digital publications and ancillary services for the Sterling Municipal
Library
Section 3: That pursuant to the provisions of Texas Local Government Code Annotated
§ 252.048,the City Manager is hereby granted general authority to approve any change order involving a
decrease or an increase in costs of FIFTY THOUSAND AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($50,000.00) or less,
subject to the provision that the original contract price may not be increased by more than twenty-five
percent(25%)or decreased by more than twenty-five percent(25%)without the consent of the contractor
to such decrease.
Section 4: This ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after its passage by the City
Council of the City of Baytown.
INTRODUCED, READ and PASSED by the affi f the City Council of the City of
Baytown this the 26th day of September,2024.
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