§ 2-304. Delegation of purchasing authority to award and execute contracts.

Purchasing authority to purchase commodities and contractual services and to award and execute contracts as is deemed to be in the public interest is hereby delegated as follows:

(1)

The city manager, in accordance with the guidelines provided by the purchasing administrator and governed by the requirements of this article, shall have the authority to purchase commodities and contractual services, to award contracts and to execute agreements for the purchases of commodities and contractual services when the estimated total cost thereof does not exceed forty thousand dollars ($40,000.00) without prior approval of the city commission.

(2)

In addition to the prohibitions and additional requirements otherwise contained in the City's Code of Ethics, Chapter 2, Article II of the Code of Ordinances, no elected public official shall serve on an evaluation/negotiation committee for purposes of evaluating/negotiating any procurement of goods and services. Recommendations to the City Commission of the bidder/proposer and accompanying negotiated contract shall be within the sole purview of professional staff via the evaluation/negotiation committee.

Prior to voting on any procurement decision, members of the city commission shall disclose any ex parte communication with any lobbyist (as defined in section 2-331), vendor (as defined in the Broward County Code of Ethics), or representative of either.

(Ord. No. 91-180, § 7, 1-21-92; Ord. No. 94-130, § 4, 6-7-94; Ord. No. 98-113, § 4, 11-17-98; Ord. No. 2010-103, § 2, 3-23-10; Ord. No. 2012-103, § 2, 1-17-12; Ord. No. 2013-102, § 3, 3-6-13)