CC RES 2015-005 RESOLUTION NO. 2015-05
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO
PALOS VERDES AUTHORIZING THE CITY'S USE OF THE CAL-CARD
PROGRAM THROUGH U.S. BANK AND DESIGNATING THE CITY'S
SIGNATORIES.
WHEREAS, On June 19, 2012, the City Council adopted Policy No. 43: Banking
Services Procurement, establishing the City's written policy for evaluation,the competitive
process and the procedure for reporting its findings to the City Council. As part of this
policy, the City Treasurer shall perform a biannual evaluation. This evaluation will entail
a review of the City's banking fees and services. One such service is the payment
(purchasing) card program; and
WHEREAS, Municipal Code 2.44.070 authorizes credit card purchases and states:
"Purchases made by credit cards authorized by the City Council and
issued to those employees approved by the City Manager, provided
such purchases conform to the written policy established by the City
Manager or his or her designee."; and
WHEREAS, The CAL-Card program is a VISA credit card system administered by
the State of California Department of General Services through U.S. Bank; and
WHEREAS, on December 11, 2014, due to forthcoming changes in City staff, the
Acting City Manager/Deputy City Manager appointed the Deputy Director of Finance as
Acting City Treasurer; and
WHEREAS, on January 6, 2015, the City Council approved Acting City
Manager/Deputy City Manager Carolynn Petru and Acting City Treasurer Kathryn Downs
as the City's signatories of record for its banking system ; and
WHEREAS, it is appropriate to designate the same signatories for the City's
purchasing card system as for its banking system.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS
VERDES HEREBY FINDS, ORDERS AND RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1: The City Council hereby authorizes the City's participation in the CAL-
CARD Visa credit card program through U.S. Bank.
Section 2: The following City officials, who are identified by position title, are hereby
each designated and appointed to serve as signatories on the CAL-Cards established
with U.S. Bank and issued to the City in accordance with the State of California
Participating Addendum No. 7-14-99-22 Local Agency Subscription Agreement and
Certificate of Authority:
(1) Carolynn Petru, Acting or Interim City Manager/Deputy City Manager;
and
(2) Kathryn Downs, Acting City Treasurer/Deputy Director of Finance.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED THIS 20TH DAY OF JANUARY 2015.
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I, Carla Morreale, City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, hereby certify that the
above Resolution No. 2015-05 was duly and regularly passed and adopted by the said
City Council at a regular meeting held on January 20, 2015.
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