HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem #28 - First Reading OrdinanceJ-98-398
4/20/98
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 18-84 OF THE
CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS
AMENDED, ENTITLED "EMERGENCY PURCHASES",
THEREBY AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
EXPEND UP TO ONE HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND
DOLLARS ($150,000) FOR PURCHASES OF GOODS
AND/OR SERVICES REQUIRED PURSUANT TO AN
ACTIVATION OF THE URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE
TASK FORCE, PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF THE
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING, ENTERED INTO BY
AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF MIAMI, THE STATE OF
FLORIDA, AND THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
AGENCY, AND TO WAIVE COMPETITIVE BIDDING
METHODS IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH PURCHASES;
CONTAINING A REPEALER PROVISION AND A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE.
WHEREAS, the on October 5, 1993, the City of Miami and the
Federal Emergency Management Agen �FEMA") and the State of
Florida ("State") entered in m andum of Understanding
("MOA") for purposes of se forth responsibilities and
procedures for Urban SearcN vind Rescue Activities under the
authority of "The oter T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Act,"
et seLj; and
as the
Rescue Task
93-288, as amended, 42 U.S.C. §5121,
to said MOA the City is required to serve
recruits and administers an Urban Search and
which is capable of call -out and mobilization