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Emergency Purchases <br /> Under Minnesota's Emergency Management Act, the city has the authority to enter into contracts <br /> during an emergency without following many normally required procedures. An emergency is <br /> defined as "an unforeseen combination of circumstances that calls for immediate action to prevent a <br /> disaster from developing or occurring". A disaster is "a situation that creates an actual or imminent <br /> serious threat to the health and safety of persons, or a situation that has resulted or is likely to result <br /> in catastrophic loss to property or the environment, and for which traditional sources of relief and <br /> assistance within the affected area are unable to repair or prevent the injury or loss". <br /> During an emergency or disaster, the City Council may waive compliance with the time-consuming <br /> procedures or formalities concerning: <br /> 1. The performance of public work <br /> 2. Contracting <br /> 3. Incurring obligations <br /> 4. Renting equipment <br /> 5. Purchasing supplies and materials <br /> Emergency purchases will only be allowed when the mayor issues a proclamation declaring an <br /> emergency, and the steps listed in Minn. Stat. § 12.29 are completed. <br />