4.4 15-1212 Subject: Ordinance Amending The OMC Chapter 2.04 Purchasing System From: Office Of The City Administrator Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance Amending Oakland Municipal Code Chapter 2.04 Purchasing System: 1) Increasing The City Administrator's Purchasing Authority For Supplies And Services, Including Professional Services, From $100,000 To $250,000; 2) Eliminating All Lower Purchasing Limits 3) Raising The Dollar Amount For Informal Solicitations For Requests For Proposals/Qualifications To $50,000; Delegating Authority To The City Administrator Make Findings And Waive Advertising And Solicitation Processes For Requests For Proposal/Qualifications For Professional Services Purchases Up To Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000); And Clarifying Certain Definitions And Other Clean Up; On The June 28, 2016 Finance Committee Meeting Agenda