O80-25ORDINANCE NO. 80-25
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING SECTION 64.1
OF THE CITY CHARTER OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH,
FLORIDA, BY PROVIDING CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS TO THE
REQUIREMENTS OF COMPETITIVE BI~DING ON PURCHASES
IN EXCESS OF ONE THOUSAND ($1,000.00) DOLLARS~
REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH~
PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AUTHORITY TO CODIFY~
AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE..AND IT HEREBY IS ORDAINED BY THE CITY
2OUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACHr FLORIDA THAT:
Section 1. Section 64.1 of the City Charter of the City of
3oynton Beach., ~Florida, is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 64.1 Same--Exceptions.
(a) The purchase or sale of any real property by the City
from or to another governmental agency shall conform to
such regulations as the City Council may~from time to time
prescribe, but such purchase or sale shall be excepted and
exempt, from the remaining provisions of Section 64 of
Article IV of the Charter of the City.
(b) On any purchase of personal property involving amounts
in excess of $1,000.00 and less than $5,000.00 and in the
event that three or more prospective vendors have rejected
invitations to bid, the City Manager is authorized to ne-
gotiate informally with other prospective vendors to secure
as his judgment may direct, the.most~advantageous amd bene-
ficial purchase for the City and to execute a purchase ordeI
or contract to that vendor which..shal! best.serve the in-
terests of the City in price, quality or:time of delivery.
(~) On the purchase of personal property if the fCity
~.~ger shai~, mainS'a±n-~ t~a~ a~ ' ~rg~ncy"i'~xi~f~~ in r'egard
to the purchase of any commodity so that the delay incident
to giving opportunity for competitive bidding would be
detrimental to the interests of the City, t. hen the City
Manager shall file with the City Clerk a statement under
oath certifying the conditions and circumstances.
(d) Commodities available only from a single source may be
excepted from bid requirements upon the filing by the pur-
Chasing agent of a certificate, of conditions and circum-
stances, said certificate is to be filed with the City
Council and the City Council shall review said certificate
and may authorize such purchase by motion..
(e) On any. purchase of personal property where the funds
for the price of the entire purchase areibeing supplied by
another governmental agency-and no.funds of the City are
being~used towards the purchase price, the City Manager at
his disCretion may elect to follow th~ competitive bidding
requirements of the governmental agency which is supplying
the funds for the purchase. Upon invoking this section,
the City Manager shall file a letter with the City Clerk
indicating that he has done so.
(1)
Section 2. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances
in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed°
Section 3. Should any section or provision of this
ordinance or portion hereof, any paragraph, sentence, or word be
declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such
decision shall not affect the remainder of this ordinance.
ordinance.
Section 4.
Section 5.
provided for by law.
Authority is hereby granted to codify said
This ordinance shall become effective when
FIRST READING this f'/d~'of 1980.
READING. and PASSAGE this _~__~ day of
SECOND,
FINAL
· 1980.
CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH· FLORIDA
BY:
Mayor
Vice Mayor
ATTEST:
CORPORATE SEAL)
lcil Member
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