HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity of Tamarac Ordinance O-2004-036Temp. Ord. 2067
October 25, 2004
Rev. 1 — October 29, 2004
Rev, 2 — November 16, 2004
CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA
ORDINANCE NO. 0-2004-.3 6
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA, AMENDING TAMARAC
CODE CHAPTER 6 ENTITLED "FINANCE AND
TAXATION" ARTICLE V, "PURCHASING
PROCEDURES", SECTION 6-156(B)(2), "CHANGE
ORDERS" INCREASING CITY MANAGER'S
APPROVAL AUTHORITY FOR CHANGE ORDERS
FROM $10,000 TO A MAXIMUM OF $30,000; AND
PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION; PROVIDING FOR
CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Charter Section 12.09 requires that all contracts or other
instruments to which the City is a party shall be executed by the Mayor and
attested by the City Manager, except where the execution of short-term leases
and instruments are delegated by ordinance or resolution to other officials; and
WHEREAS, Charter Section 5.04(e) provides that the City Manager shall
execute contracts on behalf of the City pursuant to appropriate ordinances,
resolutions and directions of the Commission; and Charter Section 5.04(I)
provides that the heads of each department, division or agency shall be
responsible to the Manager for the operation thereof and shall perform such
duties and have such powers as may be prescribed; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager currently has the authority to approve
change orders increasing the cost of a contract to the City by an amount not in
excess of $10,000; and
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Temp. Ord. 2067
October 25, 2004
Rev. 1 — October 29, 2004
Rev. 2 — November 16, 2004
WHEREAS, in order to keep work progressing on construction related
projects when relatively small change orders are required and to maintain
consistency within the Code, it is necessary to increase the City Manager's
change order approval authority from $10,000 to a maximum of $30,000; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager, Deputy City Manager/Interim Director of
Finance and Purchasing and Contracts Manager recommend amending Chapter
6, entitled "Finance and Taxation", Article V, "Purchasing Procedures" Section 6-
156 (b) (2) "Change Orders" increasing authority of the City Manager to approve
change orders to a maximum of $30,000; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida, deems it
to be in the best interest of the citizens and residents of the City of Tamarac to
amend Chapter 6, entitled "Finance and Taxation", Article V, "Purchasing
Procedures" Section 6-156 (b) (2) "Change Orders" increasing the authority of
the City Manager to approve change orders up to a maximum of $30,000.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA:
SECTION 1: The foregoing "WHEREAS" clauses are hereby
ratified and confirmed as being true and correct and are hereby made a specific
part of this Ordinance.
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October 25, 2004
Rev. 1 — October 29, 2004
. Rev. 2 — November 16, 2004
SECTION 2: That Chapter 6, entitled "Finance and Taxation" of the
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Tamarac City Code, Article V "Purchasing Procedures", Section 6-156 (b) (2) is
hereby amended as follows:
Sec. 6-156. Change Orders
(b) The city manager is authorized to approve and initiate work on the
following types of change orders determined in his judgment to be
in the public interest as follows:
(1) All change orders decreasing the cost of the contract to the city;
Providing, however, such decrease does not materially alter the
character of the work contemplated by the contract;
(2) A change order increasing the cost of the contract to the city by an
amount not in excess of thirty
thousand dollars 30 000 .
SECTION 3: 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, relettered and word "Ordinance"
may be changed to "Section" , "Article" or such other word or phrase in order to
accomplish such intention.
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October 25, 2004
Rev. 1 — October 29, 2004
Rev. 2 — November 16, 2004
SECTION 4: That all Ordinances or parts of Ordinances, and all
Resolutions or parts of Resolutions in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to
the extent of such conflict.
SECTION 5: That 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 invalid provision or application, and to this end the
provisions of this Ordinance are declared severable.
SECTION 6: That the provisions of this Ordinance shall become
effective immediately upon its passage and adoption.
PASSED, FIRST READING this 24th day of November, 2004.
PASSED, SECOND READING this 8th day of Dec ber, 2004.
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JOE SCHREIBER
MAYOR
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CITY CLERK DIST 1: COMM. PORTNER
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that
I have approved this
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MAYOR SCHREIBER
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DIST 3: V/M SULTANOF
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CITY ATTORN
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