A. The city council may award a contract or contracts for the installation and maintenance of benches on the streets of the city after advertising for bids for five successive days in the official newspaper. Such contracts may be awarded for periods not exceeding five years, and may be exclusive or nonexclusive, in the discretion of the city council.

B. Notices inviting bids may specify the minimum number of benches or may be without designated number. Bids shall state the amount of money the bidder will pay to the city per month or per year, in accordance with the invitation to bid, for each bench proposed to be installed or maintained under the bid submitted.

C. Each contract awarded under this section shall provide that the location of each bench shall be subject to the approval of the city manager and that any bench so located shall be removed within seven days after its removal is requested by the city manager. Such a contract may provide, and if it is exclusive, shall provide, that contractor shall be required to install and maintain benches at those locations which are designated by the city manager. No such contract shall be assignable without the consent of the city council.

D. Any contract awarded pursuant to this section shall be terminable by the city upon notice given to the contractor as specified in said contract, but said contract shall not require such notice to be given more than six months prior to the effective date of termination. Any such contract may contain such other provisions as the council may in its discretion deem to be for the best interests of the city. (Prior code § 7.06.120)