HomeMy WebLinkAbout5557-06.01.2020Prepared by Kelley Felchle, City Clerk, City of Waterloo, 715 Mulberry Street, Waterloo, IA
50703, (319) 291-4323.
ORDINANCE NO. 5557
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES
OF THE CITY OF WATERLOO, IOWA, BY REPEALING
TITLE 1, ADMINISTRATION, CHAPTER 8, MUNICIPAL
FINANCES, SECTION 1, DEEDS AND CONTRACTS,
SUBSECTION B, EXECUTION OF CONTRACTS, IN ITS
ENTIRETY AND ENACTING IN LIEU THEREOF A NEW
TITLE 1, ADMINISTRATION, CHAPTER 8, MUNICIPAL
FINANCES, SECTION 1, DEEDS AND CONTRACTS,
SUBSECTION B, EXECUTION OF CONTRACTS, AND
ENACTING A NEW TITLE 1, ADMINISTRATION, CHAPTER
8 MUNICIPAL FINANCES, SECTION 6, ELECTRONIC
RECORDS AND SIGNATURES.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WATERLOO, IOWA
AS FOLLOWS:
That Section 1-8-1-B Execution of Contracts, of Subsection B, Execution of Contracts,
Section 1, Deeds and Contracts, Chapter 8, Municipal Finances, of Title 1, Administration is
hereby repealed with the subsection set forth below enacted in lieu thereof, as follows:
B. Execution of Contracts:
1. All contracts or agreements entered into by the city, except such as may be entered into by
ordinance, shall be in writing, delivered to the city clerk, approved by the city council,
and executed by the mayor in his official capacity as directed by the city council. City
council approval of a contract or agreement shall be endorsed on the contract or
agreement by the city clerk, and attested by the city clerk's signature. Contracts or
agreements entered into by the city may be executed with an electronic signature, in
accordance with Section 1-8-6 of this code and Iowa Code Chapter 554D.
2. The city shall not be bound by, or be liable upon, any contract or agreement except such
as shall be entered into and executed in accordance with the provisions of subsection B-1
of this section.
That Section 1-8-6, Electronic Records and Signatures, of Section 1, Deeds and Contracts,
Chapter 8, Municipal Finances, of Title 1, Administration is hereby repealed with the section set
forth below enacted in lieu thereof, as follows:
1-8-6: ELECTRONIC RECORDS AND SIGNATURES:
A. The following definitions apply to this section:
1. "Electronic record" shall have the same meaning as Section 554D.103.7 of Iowa Code.
2. "Electronic signature" shall have the same meaning as Section 554D.103.8 of Iowa Code.
3. "Transaction" shall have the same meaning as Section 554D.103.16 of Iowa Code.
B. In any transaction with the city for which the parties have agreed to conduct the transaction by
electronic means, the following provisions apply:
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1. When a record is required to be in writing, an electronic record satisfies that requirement,
if it is in accordance with Iowa Code Chapter 554D.
2. When a signature is required, the parties may agree that an electronic signature satisfies
that requirement, if it is in accordance with Iowa Code Chapter 554D.
C. This section enables the city to use electronic records and electronic signatures to the fullest
extent allowed by law, and does not limit the city's ability to use electronic records and electronic
signatures in any way. The city shall use security procedures for the purposes of verifying and
authenticating an electronic signature, record, or performance.
INTRODUCED: June 1, 2020
PASSED 1st CONSIDERATION: June 1, 2020
PASSED 2nd CONSIDERATION: June 1, 2020
PASSED 3rd CONSIDERATION: June 1, 2020
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 1st day of June 2020.
Quentin Hart, Mayor
ATTEST:
Ke/7ee-e/ch/e
Kelley Felchle
City Clerk