HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-2010-021 Amending Section 2-10 Monetary Thresholds ORDINANCE NO. 2010-021
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DANIA
BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING SECTION 2-10 OF THE CITY CODE OF
ORDINANCES PERTAINING TO MONETARY THRESHOLDS FOR
CERTAIN PURCHASES AND CHECK AUTHORIZATIONS, TO REVISE
AND UPDATE THE PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SUCH PURCHASES
AND AUTHORIZATIONS; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; FURTHER,
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DANIA
BEACH, FLORIDA:
Section 1. That Section 2-10 of the City Code of Ordinances is amended to read as
follows:
Sec. 2-10 Monetary thresholds for certain purchases and payment disbursement eheek
authorizations.
Pursuant to the provision of the City Charter (part III, article 3, section 4, subsections (j)
and (1), monetary thresholds are required to be established by ordinance for certain purchases
made by the city commission, the city manager or both. In addition, monetary thresholds are
able to be established for authorizations for city officials to sign checks, warrants and bonds
dependent upon the amounts involved. Therefore, the following monetary thresholds are
established:
(a) For the purchase by the city manager of supplies, services, material and equipment
with the exception of covered city insurance claim settlement payments, the
monetary threshold or limitation is twenty five thousand dollars ($25,000.00). For
purchases exceeding that amount, city commission authorization is required, as
provided by the subsection 40) of article 3 of part III of the City Charter;
(b) For any purchases exceeding one million dollars ($1,000,000), a four-fifths (4/5)
vote of the city commission shall be required.
(c) For any check, warrant. payment or bond to be issued on behalf of the city, the city
manager shall establish written administrative procedures Im safe,nuardin<, of funds
and issuance of the payment disbursement. City payment disbursements. excludin<g
scheduled debt payments, employment taxes and employee benetits. which exceed
two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500.00) shall require two three (?3) n+an"
separate payment approvals siz,
natuie=by authorized city officials dial" be r. „,;fed.
Authorized city officials include the respectivc__dcpartment director or desiL)nec)
associated witli the paymem request and at least mo ofthc followng):
i. the city manager or assistant city manao.r:
ii. city finance director or assistant finance director;
iii. city clerk or deputy city clerk; or
iv. in an emergency the mayor, or in the absence of the mayor, the vice mayor.
Any such payment ; i n which involves a dollar amount less than the threshold
amount identified in this subparagraph shall require the payment maiival approval ,-e of at
least c two (t2) of the foregoing authorized city officials including the res pcctiye department
director (or designee) associated with the payment request iffid , t4eS;.ri;Ie Sigfla4 ff,
Section 2. That if any section, clause, sentence or phrase of this Ordinance is for any
reason held invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, the holding shall not
affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance.
Section 3. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of
this Ordinance are repealed.
Section 4. That this Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its passage and
adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED on first reading on September 14, 2010.
PASSED AND ADOPTED on second reading on September 28, 2010.
C. K. McELYEA
's FIRSF MAYOR-COMMISSIONER
ATTEST:CA-
LOUISE STILSON, CMC
CITY CLERK �ticA�o 1
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
THOM SBRO
CITY ATTORNEY
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