HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem #03 - OrdinanceORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 16 ENTITLED "FINANCN
OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BY AMENDING PARAGRAPH (a) o
OF THE CITY OF MIAMI CODE ENTITLED "OPEN MARKET
SUBSTITUTING A NEW LIMIT ON PURCHASES; REPEAL
OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH;
ASILTTY PROVISION.
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OF THE CODE
SECTION 16-25
CHASES" AND
ALL ORDINANCES
NTAINING A SEVER -
WHEREAS upwardspiralling the s irallin of inf,,btionary prices has necessitated
raising the limit on unadvertised, unbid puychases from One Thousand Five
Hundred Dollars ($1,500) to Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500); and
WHEREAS, the previous amount offjOne Thousand Five Hundred Dollars
($I800) is not a realistic figure;
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WHEREAS, the City of Miami �ould save approximately Two Hundred Fifty
Dollars ($250) of advertising costs on each bid and could free necessary personnel
for other duties by raising thllimit of open market purchases;
FLORIDA:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE I7 ORDAINED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
Section 1. That Section 16-25(a) of the City of Miami Code is amended
and a new Section 16-2=(a) is substituted to read as follows:
All pu chases, for whatever purpose, of supplies,
mate ale, equipment or contractual services,
exce t professional services, the estimated cost
of ich is less than two thousand five hundred
do ars, may be made in the open market without
n spaper advertisement or formal contract and
thout the necessity of observing the procedure
rescribed by the preceding section for the award
of contracts; provided that no.pµrchase amounting
to more than one thousand dollars but less than
/ two thousand five hundred dollars shall be made
/ without the express approval of the city manager.
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Aection 2. All ordinances, code sections or parts thereof in conflict
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herew,'th, insofar as they are in conflict, are hereby repealed.
r/Section 3. If any section, part of section, paragraph, clause, phrase
o word of this Ordinance is declared invalid, the remaining provisions of this
Ordinance shall not be affected.
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PASSED en first reading by title only this
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PASSED AND ADOPTED on second and final reading this day of
, 1974.
ATTEST:
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
JOHN S. LLOYD
City Attorney
MAYOR
FLORIDA:
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ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 16 ENTITLED "FINANCE" OF THE CODE
OF THE CITY' OF MIAMI It AMENDING PARAGRAPH (a) OF SECTION 16-20
OF THE CIfl OP MIANI CODE ENTITLED "GENERAL CONTRACT PROCEDURE
FOIL EXPENDITURES EXCEEDING FIFTEEN HUNDRED DOLLARS" AND SUBSTI-
TUTING A NNW PARAGRAPH (a) OF SECTION 16.20 ENTITLED "GENERAL
CONTRACT PROCEDURE FOR EXPENDITURES EXCEEDING 'TWENTY-FIVE
HUNDRED DOLLARS"; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HERE-
WITH; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY PROVISION.
WHEREAS, the upward spiralling of inflationary prices/ias necessitated
raising the limit on unadvertised, unbid purchases from One ousand Five Hundred
D011arg)($1000) to Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2 500); and
WHEREAS, the previous amount of One Thousand Fie Hundred Dollars ($1,500)
is not a realistic figure; /
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMIS94ON OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
Section 1. That Section 16-20(a) of th City of Miami Cr,de is amended
and a new Section 16-20(a) is substituted to }read as follows:
All expenditures for suppiierW, materials, equipment
or contractual services, exc t professional services,
amounting to more than two ousand five hundred
dollars shall be made on t basis of sealed competi-
tive bids and a written c tract or purchase order as
awarded by the city comn� Sion.
Section 2. All ordinances, %obde sections or parts thereof in conflict
herewith, insofar as they are in conflict, are hereby repealed.
Section 3. If any sectio , part of section, paragraph, clause, phrase
or word of this Ordinance is dedlared invalid, the remaining provisions of this
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Ordinance shall not be affect I.
PASSED on first reading by title only this day of , 1974.
PASSED AND ADOPTED(on second and final reading this day of
, 1974.
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ATTEST: /
City Cler
APPROVED AS TO /ORM AND CORRECTNESS:
JOHN S. LIA9FL
City Attoey
MAYOR
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