Emergency expenditures.
Riverside Municipal Code § 9.20.090
in effect9.20.090 - Emergency expenditures.
The Director of Emergency Services, during a declared disaster, shall have the authority to approve contracts and waive the normal purchasing requirements as necessary to support the Emergency Organization (as defined in Section 9.20.140) and to protect the life and property of the citizens of the City of Riverside. The purchase of supplies, materials, equipment and services may be made without the benefit of the bidding requirements set forth herein when an item of supply, material, equipment and service, is immediately necessary for the continued operation of a department, or for the preservation of life or property, or when such purchase is required for the health, safety and welfare of the people, provided that there is a present, immediate and existing emergency.
In addition, during a declared disaster or public calamity such as an earthquake, major fire or national disaster, the Director of Emergency Services shall have spending authority up to $25,000,000.00 to execute purchases which must be made to protect life and property. The Finance Director shall maintain a detailed accounting of all expenditures related to the emergency and submit upon termination of such emergency, a detailed report to the City Manager who, in turn, will provide the report to the City Council.
(Ord. 7182 § 11, 2012; Ord. 7115 § 1, 2011; Ord. 6354 § 1, 1997; Ord. 5788 § 1, 1990; Ord. 3948 § 1 (part), 1972)
Source: City of Riverside, California, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ca/riverside/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_TIT9PESAMO_CH9.20EMMADI_9.20.090EMEXFetched: 11/1/2026