Ordinance 92-1093ORDINANCE N0. 92-1D93
AN ORDINANCE OF T E CITY OF LONGWOOD, F , AMENDING
CHAPTER 16.5, PURCHASING, SECTIONS 16.5-9(a)(2) and (3),
AMENDMENTS TO CONTRACTS eY -IRECTOR OP PURCHA6ZNG AN
NOMENTS T CITY A 6TRATOR, O
E CZTY UAD IDINO FOR
CONFLZCTS,O SEVERABZLZTY AND EFFECT IVe DATE ROV
WHERE , the current City Code provisions dealing with the
authority of the Director of Purchasing and the City Administrator
as t approving amendments to awarded contracts are ambiguous; and
WHERE rt rs rn the best interest of the City to amend such
provisions.
NOW THEREFORE, eE ZT ORDAINED RY THE CZTY COtNAISSION OF THE
CITY OF LONGWOOD THAT.
SECTION 1. Chapter 16.5, Purchasing, Sections 16.5-9(a~(2)
antl (3), Amendments to Contracts by Director of Purchasing and
Amendments to Contracts by City Administrator, of the Longwood City
Cade shall be amended to read as follows:
SECTION 16.5-9(a)(2) Amendments to Contracts by Dir of
Yurchas The Director of Purchasing, as designee of [he City
Administrator, snail have the authority tD approve amendments of
contracts awarded rn which the total unt of the r sultina
t-does n eed 54025.-t ;a~;.ig --' --~..~.a..
Tne
Purchasing Director shall have the authority to approve all changes
rn the amount of the original contract, regardless of original
total cost, which reduces the total cost of the purchase, provided
such changes do not have a material effect on the nature or
objectives of the project.
SECTZON 16.5-9(a)(3) Amendments ontracts by City
Administr The City Administrator shall have the authority to
approve amendments of all contracts awarded, t-..~„r~, -- --- -
pro~iaea
Chat the ~aa-was amount of the contract modification said
ego does not exceed fifteen (15~ per cent of The amount of the
original contract or S30 000, whichever is less. --- --.,a
All amendments vssued which
modify a contract, the revrsed total cost of which exceeds fifteen
(15) per cent of the amount of the original contract, shall require
the approval of the Longwood City Commission.
SECTION 2: Conflicts. All ordinances or parts thereof rn
conflict herewith, be and the same are hereby repealed.
SECTION 3: severabil ity. should any sectr , paragraph,
clause, sentence, item, word, or provision o£ this ordinance be
declared rn~alid by a court of competent jurisdiction, such
decision shall not affect the validity of this Ordinance as a whole
or any part hereof, not so declared to be invalid.
seCTION 4: Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take
effect upon final passage and adoption.
ElRS¢~ READTNC: JuS..., (n 1991-
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PASSED AND AOOP1'ED TEIS ~,~ AY OP , 1992
IENNE PERRY, MAY
CITY OP LONGWGOD
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Approved as to Form and legality Eor the use and reliance of
the City of Longwood, Florid ly. ~~//~j~jyy~h~y/~ ~~
G ~ TCATT R. V09-
ORNEY, LONGW000, FLORIDA