2.60.200 Authority to contract.
Except as provided in this code, no contract made or purportedly made by any person shall be an obligation of the city unless made in accordance with the provisions of this section.
A. Contract Defined. For the purposes of this section, the term "contract" shall refer to any agreement, contract, lease, promise or other obligation to which the city is or is alleged to be a party and shall include, but not be limited to, any contract for equipment, supplies, services and public projects.
B. In Writing. All contracts shall be in writing and shall be signed by a person authorized by this code by an ordinance, resolution or motion of the city council or by a contract approved by the city council to sign any such contract. No oral contract shall become an obligation of the city. (Ord. 429 §1 (Exh. 1), 1999).