Ordinance 88-865ORDINANCE N0. B65
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SEVERABIL ITY AND EPFECTZVEVDAT EC FOR CONFLICTS,
WHLRCAS, the City Commvssion desires to amend the amount
of bond required by the City for the Purchasing Agent;
WHEREAS, the City Commission desires t n vide for
liability for any officer or employee char gea with the enforcement or
aamiaiatratioe of tnia orafpapce;
WHEREAS, the Ci y Commission desires to establish signature
authority for the award of bids, contracts or Purchase Orders for a
/ specific dollar amount.
WHEREAS, the Cvty Commvssion desires tD establish
ea=umbraace of fuaas;
wxaREAS, the city commxs_xop see ices to amepa the
p eeaeree for small pprohaeea;
Now, axeREeoRe, Be xa ORDAINED By rxe cl'ry commissioN oe
That Chapter 16.5 of The Coae of Ordinances is
hereby amended to read as follows:
Eec. 16-5-8 of the Purchasing Orainance is hereby amended to
decrease the Purchasing Agent's bond amount y he C y to twe Cy
thousand aollnrs (SC U,0001.
Sec. 16-5-8: Appo'i ntment. Co pensatvon. Liabil ity.
Sub-..ec tion C. of the Purchasing Ordinance to read, Any officer or
employee chax'yed with the enforcement or administration of this
Ordinance, acting for the pp cabl g ern y y n the dis ch g
of his duties, shall not thereby render himself liable personally,
and he vs hereby re l.i eved from all pe sonal liab.i l.ity for any aamage
that may accrue to persons or property as a result o£ any act
required or permitted in the disch g of his duties. y uit
rought against a y fficer or employee because of such act performed
+ by him in the enforcement of any provision of this Ordinance shall be
defended by he C y of Longwood or ats represents t.i.ves until the
final termination of the proceea.in gs.
sao. Is-s-e: sub-sercion A. Autnority of ene Puranasiny Agent.
ae amenaea to reaa: (17 •Tne Pnrcnasinq Ayent shall same ae tna
central procurement officer of [he city and Dt rector of the
the City Commission for final award. The Pu rchasinq Agent snap have
the aocnority to sell, trace, aooace, aeatroy, transfer or otherwise
d spo e of surplus supplies, surplus equipment or of he property
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reya rd less of dollar amount, after app val y the City Commission
ana in aeeoraahee with rloriaa state statptes.
(1) Amendments of Contacts, ?urc hasing Agent. The
Purchasing Agent snail have the au:nority to pp ve amendments of
contracts awarded, the original total cast of which does not exceed
two thousana five hundred dollars X52,500 ~, provided the revised
total amount of aaia eohtra<t aoes not axaaaa two tnopsaoa fiva
hundred aollars 1$2,500(. Tne Purc hasiny Agent sha 11 have the
thousand dollars ISS,o001, provided Chat the revised total amount ok
saia eoncrape apes not exceea fire thoesaha aollars (ss,ooo(. All
amendments ass ued which moaify a contract, the o g nal and/or
re~ieea eo tai rose of which exceaas five thousana aollars Iss,oool,
shall require [he pp val y he [, y ud C y ommission.
(4) Certification of encumbrance, The Pvn ance p.tre ctor
snail be q red to certify prior to a y award of bid, contracts or
Purchase Orders, ex p in case of emergency procurement, that there
is To the credit of the Us g g y once toed a sufficient
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