O74-10ORDINANCE NO. 74-/Q
AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE OF TRE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH~
FLORIDA ~ AMENDING SECTION 64 OF ARTICLE IV OF THE
MUNICIPAL CPI~RTER OF SAID CITY~ AS AUT~DRIZED UNDER
CP~PTER 166 OF TP~E FLORIDA S~TUTES ENTITLED
"MUNICIPAL HOME RULE POWER ,ACT"~ AUTi~)RIZING T~E CITY
COUNCIL BY A FOUR-FIFTHS VOTE OF ALL MEMRERS~ TO
DECLARE THE EXISTENCE'OF AN EMERGENCY AND TO DISPEkVSE
WITH CER~IAIN REQUIREMENTS SET FORT/~ IN SAID SEC~ON 64
AS TO TPIE PURCPiAS~NG 'OF SUPPLIES~ ~iATERIALS, EQUIPMENT
AND OT~ER ARTICLES USED BY AN OFFICE, DEPARTMENT OR
AGENCY OF SAID CITY INVOLVING AM0~S OF LESS TP~N
$50 ~ 000.00; PROVIDING FOR n U~HORITY '~ CODIFY~ SAVINGS
CLAUSE~ REPE~NG PROVISIONs~ AN EFFectIvE DATE END
FOR O~R PURPOSES.
WHEREAS ~
Municipal Charter of the City of Boynton Beach~ Florida~ require
the advertisement for bids for all purchases of supplies~
materials~ equipment and other articles used by an office~
department or agency of said City involving amounts in excess of
$1~000.00; and
W-HEREAS~ the City Council of the City of Boynton Beach~
Florida~ deems it necessary and essential for the efficient daily
operation of the municipal government to amend said Section 64
in order to authorize the City Council to dispense with the
requirements of advertisin~ for bidS~lWi~h regard to purchases of
such property involving amounts of less than $50~000.00 in the
event of emergencies.
NOW~ THEREFORE~ BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF BOYN-TON BEAC~ FLORIDA:
Section 1: That Section
Charter of the City of Boynton
to read as follows:
"Section 64.
PREAMBLE
the provisions of Section 64 of Article IV of the
64 of Article IV of the municipal
Beach~ Florida~ is hereby amended
Purchasinq aqen t,~ selec tion~ duties
competitive, biddinq.
The City Council shall appoint an officer or employee
of the City~ other than a member of the City Council~as
purchasing agent for the City who shall be resp~.nsible for
the purchase~ storage and distribution of all supplies,
"materials~ equipment and other articles used by an
office, department or agency of the munacipal govern-
ment. Ail purchases or sales of City property shall
be subject to the approval of the City Co~ngil~ and
shall conform to such regulations as the City Council
may from time to time prescribe. All purchases or sales
involving amounts in excess of $~1~000.00 shall be made
only after the publishing of an advertisement for bids
thereon in a newspaper of general circulation in the
City at least one time~ not less than eight (8) days
Prior to the date set .for the reception of such bids~
together with such other n~tice as the Council may
direct. The City Council Shall have the power to reject
any and all bids sub~tted and received, and to w~ive any
informalities in connection with Such bidding. With
regard to the purcha~s~ by the City of ail supplies~
ma~eri~als~ equipment D,nd othsr '.articles used ~y am office
dep~artment or a~n~c D~ t~e municipal ~ove~nment~ involv-
ang amounts ~f less than $50~.000.00~ the City Council
may by four-fifths v~e of all members dec,are
existence of an ~merg~ncy a, nd dispense wit~ the publish-
ing of an advert~sement for bids ~as~ to such purchases.
Upon the declaration'~f such an emergency as afo~esaid~
the City Council may~by a four-fif~b~
, ~ ~-- ~ ~ ...... of all
members~ authoriz~ said ~urchasing agen~ to negotiate
informally with prospectlve~ vendors~ as his judgment
may direct~ to secur~ the most advantageous purchase for
tbs City~ and, with the express a~P~ovai of the .C~ty
Manager~ to execute a purchase order~ or con,tract t~o that
vendor which shall b~st serve the i~terests of the City
in price or quality o~ time of d~!l:$iVery or in some com-
bination of two~ ~6~ o~f all three f~C~t0rs~ subject 'to
approval of the Ci~y Council. Wi~h regard to th~ sale of
any real e'state o~aed by the City~ r~gardless of
estimated value t~re~f~ no such Sale shall be conducted
or consummated until such time as s~kject property~ has
been appraised by a di~sinterested qualified a r
~ pp alser to
De ~esignated by %he C~ty Council if0r thepurpose of
establishing a fair ~ket value thereon.
appraisal shall h~ve t~een c~^=
value placed on subje.c~ nro~rt~ ~k ~
me aaver~lsed an acco~r~ance wit~ ~ ~
ompetltlve, bmds~ t~er~Dnl, !..~ .rece Ived~ Wit~h~ ~he established
fair market value be~n~ the manimum bid acceptable by the
City. The cost of such appraisal and the administrative
costs incurred in ~onn~Ction with th9 competitive kidding
procedure shall be ,~or~e by the individual initiating the
proposed sale by ~0S~ing the estir~ated costs ~+~ +~=
lty CLerk at the time of the initial purchase request."
Section 2: Authority to Codify: Specific authority is
hereby granted to codify and incorporate this Ordinance an the
City's existing Code.
Section 3: Separabilitv: Each of the provisions of this
Ordinance are separable~ including wordg ctause~ phrase or
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sentence, and if any portion thereof shall he declared invali~
the remaining pertien shall not be affected but shall remain in
full force and effect.
Sec~n 4: Re~eatinq Provisions: All ordinances or par.ts
of ordinances in conflict herewith are-hereby repealed.
SDction ~: An effec~ivedate: This ordinance ~hall become
effective immediately.
First~ final reading a~d passage this /~day of March~
.D.~ 1974.
CITY OF BOYNTOI{ BEACH, FLORIDA
Vice Mayor
C- ouncilman ~
Council~n
Coune~Iman
ATTES ~:
~ity Clerk
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