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` Ordinance 14068
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File Number: 11784
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
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Final Action Date: 5/12/2022
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING CHAPTER
18/ARTICLE III OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS
AMENDED ("PROCUREMENT CODE"), TITLED "FINANCE/CITY OF MIAMI
PROCUREMENT ORDINANCE", MORE PARTICULARLY BY AMENDING
PROCUREMENT CODE SECTION 18-72, TITLED "APPLICATION AND
EXCLUSIONS", SECTION 18-73, TITLED "DEFINITIONS", AND SECTION 18-
116, TITLED "PERSONS RETAINED AS EXPERT CONSULTANTS", TO ADD
THE WORDS "OR FIRMS"; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND
PROVIDING FOR AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE.
SPONSOR(S): Commissioner Christine King
WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City") Department of Procurement ("Procurement') finds
it necessary and in the best interest of the City to amend Section 18-72, titled "Application and
Exclusions", Section 18-73, titled "Definitions", and Section 18-116, titled "Persons Retained as
Expert Consultants", of Chapter 18/Article III of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as
amended ("Procurement Code"), to add the words "or Firms";
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Ordinance are
adopted and incorporated as fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The Procurement Code is further amended in the following particulars:'
"CHAPTER 18
FINANCE
ARTICLE III. CITY OF MIAMI PROCUREMENT ORDINANCE
Sec. 18-72. Application and exclusions.
' Words and/or figures stricken through shall be deleted. Underscored words and/or figures shall be
added. The remaining provisions are now in effect and remain unchanged. Asterisks indicate omitted and
unchanged material.
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(b) Exclusions. This article shall not apply to:
(14) Persons or firms retained as expert consultants, as defined in section
18-73, "Definitions", and section 18-116, "Persons or firms retained as
expert consultants."
Sec. 18-73. Definitions.
For the purposes of this article, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to
them in this section:
Persons or firms retained as expert consultants means
independent contractors retained by the city manager on a contract basis with a
specific term for the purpose of performing specialized defined tasks that require
knowledge, skills and training not otherwise available to the city by temporary or
permanent members of the classified or unclassified service and which tasks, by
their nature, require independent and autonomous judgment. Remuneration for
the services of such persons or firms shall not exceed one hundred twenty-five
thousand dollars ($125,000.00) in any one year, and shall be payable on a per
diem basis.
Sec. 18-1 16. Persons or firms retained as expert consultants.
The city manager shall have the authority and sole discretion to contract with persons
or firms retained as expert consultants, without city commission approval. No
employment emoluments shall be provided to persons or firms retained as expert
consultants.
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Section 3. If any section, part of a section, paragraph, clause, phrase, or word of this
Ordinance is declared invalid, the remaining provisions of this Ordinance shall not be affected.
Section 4. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and
signature of the Mayor.2
2 This Ordinance shall become effective as specified herein unless vetoed by the Mayor within ten (10)
days from the date it was passed and adopted. If the Mayor vetoes this Ordinance, it shall become
effective immediately upon override of the veto by the City Commission or upon the effective date stated
herein, whichever is later.
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APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
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