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TAKAHASHI: That's right. <br />RAY: How does the Managing Director figure into this in terms of that <br />signing authority? <br />TAKAHASHI: The Managing Director will sign when the Mayor is out of town. <br />RAY: That's the only case? <br />TAKAHASHI: That's the only case. <br />RAY: So maybe that would be a place to look to? <br />TAKAHASHI: Yes, it could be, that anything less than a certain amount. <br />RAY: Well, if he's the Managing Director, 'the Managing Director' of the <br />County, why wouldn't it be reasonable that the Managing Director of the County have <br />more authority to sign these contracts? <br />TAKAHASHI: I don't know. It's up to this body. <br />IRVINE: Or Department Heads sign off on certain things? <br />TAKAHASHI: I don't know of any that Department Heads would be signing off on. <br />RAY: We've been having this discussion in terms of having more of a <br />City Manager type Managing Director, and clearly that seems like that would be <br />something in their purview, so anyway, we can talk about that. Steve. <br />BESS: I'd just like to ask Chris, on 13-13(c), except as otherwise provided, <br />be signed by the Mayor. What's your take on that, what that means? That means <br />except as otherwise provided by law, by ordinance? <br />YUEN: I think it means by State law rather than by ordinance. <br />BESS: By State law. Okay, so we can't play with that at all. All right. <br />YUEN: No, the Charter can be changed. <br />BESS: No, I understand. I'm trying to get away from an amendment of the <br />Charter, and to argue that we might be able to do it by ordinance. <br />YUEN: I don't know. I think what's happened is that Corp Counsel has <br />• <br />