Periodic automatic adjustments to contract authority limitations and related figures.
San José Municipal Code § 4.04.085
in effect4.04.085 - Periodic automatic adjustments to contract authority limitations and related figures.
A. For the purposes of this Section, "CPI" shall mean the Consumer Price Index, All Urban Consumers, published by the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics for the San Francisco-Oakland-San José area, with all items included. In the event the CPI is no longer published, the Director shall use another index published by either the State of California or a federal department or agency that is charged with the responsibility of measuring the cost of living in the geographical area that includes the City of San José.
B. For the purposes of this Section, "Applicable Monetary Amounts" shall mean those monetary amounts set forth in Sections 4.04.020, 4.04.030, 4.04.040, 4.04.045, 4.04.050, 4.16.240 A., 4.20.010 and 4.20.040.
C. Commencing on July 1, 2013, and continuing every three (3) years thereafter on July 1st, the Applicable Monetary Amounts shall increase based on the percentage increase from the CPI which is published most immediately preceding the July 1st as of which the immediate past calculation occurred (or, for the purposes of the first calculation, July 1, 2010) to the CPI which is published most immediately preceding the July 1st as of which the new calculation shall occur. The Applicable Monetary Amounts thus adjusted shall thereafter be rounded to the nearest ten thousand, which rounded amounts shall be the Applicable Monetary Amounts for the next three (3) years. If there is no increase in the CPI, then the Applicable Monetary Amounts shall remain unchanged.
1. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the first calculation for Applicable Monetary Amounts in Sections 4.04.020 B.7, 4.20.010 and 4.20.040 shall be July 1, 2016, with any increase based on the percentage increase from the CPI which is published most immediately preceding July 1, 2013.
2. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the first calculation for Applicable Monetary Amount in Section 4.04.045 shall be July 1, 2022, with any increase based on the percentage increase from the CPI which is published most immediately preceding July 1, 2019.
D. The foregoing calculations shall be made by the Director, as defined in Section 4.12.020 of this Code, and the effective Applicable Monetary Amounts shall be posted on the City's web site on a web page designated for such postings.
(Ords. 28802, 29245, 30510, 30955.)
Source: City of San José, Municipal Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ca/san_jose/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT4REFIBUTA_CH4.04COAU_4.04.085PEAUADCOAULIREFIFetched: 11/1/2026