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CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA
ORDINANCE NO. 0-96-
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA, AMENDING ARTICLE VII, SECTION
7.11, OF THE CITY CHARTER, ENTITLED "REQUIREMENTS
FOR PUBLIC BIDDING'; INCREASING FROM TEN
THOUSAND DOLLARS ($10,000.00) TO TWENTY-FIVE
THOUSAND DOLLARS ($25,000.00) THE THRESHOLD
AMOUNT TO REQUIRE COMPETITIVE BIDDING; PROVIDING
THAT IF THE AMENDMENT IS APPROVED BY A MAJORITY
OF THE VOTERS AT THE SEPTEMBER 3, 1996 ELECTION,
THEN SUCH AMENDMENT SHALL BECOME A PART OF THE
CITY CHARTER UPON CERTIFICATION AND ACCEPTANCE
OF THE ELECTION RESULTS; PROVIDING FOR
CODIFICATION; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; PROVIDING
FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Tamarac has deemed it to be in the
best interest of the citizens and residents of the City of Tamarac that Article VI 1, §7.11 of the
Tamarac Charter, be amended; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Chapter 166, Florida Statutes, a public hearing has been held
on this matter.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA:
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SECTIQN 1: The following referendum question amending the City Charter
shall be presented to the electorate of the City of Tamarac at the September 3, 1996
election and if the following referendum question is approved by a majority of the electorate
at said election, the amendment proposed shall become a part of the City Charter upon
Certification and acceptance of the election results:
PROPOSED AMENDMENT
COMPETITIVE BIDDING THRESHOLD INCREASED
FROM $10,000.00 TO $25,000.00
§7.11 OF TAMARAC CHARTER AMENDED INCREASING FROM $10,000.00
TO $25,000.00 THE THRESHOLD FOR WHICH COMPETITIVE BIDDING IS
REQUIRED FOR CONTRACTS FOR THE PURCHASE OF CAPITAL
EQUIPMENT, AND FOR IMPROVEMENT AND CONSTRUCTION
CONTRACTS OF ANY TYPE AVAILABLE FROM MORE THAN ONE
SOURCE WHICH CANNOT BE PERFORMED WITH CITY PERSONNEL.
YES NO
If the proposed amendment is approved, Article VII, Section 7.11 entitled
"Requirements for public bidding" will read as indicated below:
Sec. 7.11 Requirements for public bidding.
All contracts for the purchase of capital equipment, and for improvement and
construction contracts of any type, available from more than one (1) source,
or which cannot be performed with city personnel which shall exceed in the
sum of twenty-fivethousand dollars
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($25.000.0Q) shall be competitively bid.
Published notice covering each such intended purchase or project shall
appear in at least one (1) daily newspaper of general city circulation once
each week for two (2) consecutive weeks. The first such notice shall be
published at least ten (10) days prior to the bid opening date. The second
notice shall be published no sooner than five (5) days after the initial notice
publication.
Each invitation for bid shall contain an acceptance clause granting the city a
minimum of thirty (30) days for bid acceptance, during which time the tendered
bid shall remain valid.
CODING: Words in Mmek thfewgK type are deletions from existing law;
Words in underscored type are additions.
SECIIQN 2: i : It is the intention of the City Commission and it is
hereby ordained that the provisions of this Ordinance shall become and be made a part of
the Code of Ordinances of the City of Tamarac, Florida, and that the Sections of this
Ordinance may be renumbered or relettered and the word "Ordinance" may be changed to
"Section", "Article" or such other word or phrase in order to accomplish such intention.
SEC17JQbl 3: its. All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict.
SECTIO SevergbilitIL If any provision of this Ordinance or the application
thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not
affect other provisions or applications of this Ordinance that can be given affect without the
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invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this Ordinance are declared
to be severable.
SECTION ra: Effective date:
immediately upon its passage and adoption.
PASSED, FIRST READING this N day of
PASSED, SECOND READING this dAday of
ATTEST:
CAROL A. EVANS
CITY CLERK
I HEREBY CERTIFY that
I approved thi
ORDINANCE as to�orm.
l MITCNELL S. KRAFT
CITY ATTORNEY
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This Ordinance shall become effective
1996.
, 1996.
�NOMAN ABRAMOWITZ
MAYOR
RECORD OF COMMISSION VOTE
MAYOR
ABRAMOWITZ
DIST. 1:
COMM. MCKAYE
DIST.2:
V/M MISHKIN
DIST.3:
OMM. CHREII
DIST.4:
COMM. MACHEP