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• ORDINANCE NO. 2005- 025 Except as otherwise provided by Florida Statutes, the county administrator or his designee is granted authority to purchase or contract for supplies, materials, equipment, real property, or services (other than services under section 287 055, F.S.) costing We fifty thousand dollars ($5,000.00) ($50,000.00) or less for the county after taking such action as the county administrator shall deem necessary to obtain the best price for the county. Any such purchase or contract may be executed by the county administrator in the name of the county without commission action, although copies of any such contracts shall be available to the commission for inspection. In an emergency, contracts for purchase of parts or repairs to then -existing county equipment or machinery may be purchased or contracted by the county administrator in his capacity as the county administrator, provided the county administrator certifies that a true emergency exists, and routes a copy of the contract to the commission for its inspection with a memorandum describing the emergency situation. S ECTION 2. S ection 105.02 County commission, is amended to read: S ection 105.02. County commission. Any county purchase of supplies, material, equipment, or services in excess of the authority provided in section 105.01 or the Purchasing Policies and Procedures Manual, and services subject to section 287.055, F.S. shall be approved by the county commission. Purchase orders covering such purchases shall be noted as approved by the county commission and of $50,000.00 or less may be executed by the county administrator. If a formal written, integrated contract, in excess of five fifty thousand dollars ($5,000.00) ($50,000.00), is required for such purchases, said contract shall be signed by the chairman, the clerk, and the county administrator, and approved as to form and legal sufficiency by the county attorney. Any purported contract not so executed shall be void ab initio and shall have no force and effect whatsoever. The county commission may enter into contracts under this paragraph based on the recommendations of the county administrator, bidding procedures, or such other methods that the commission determines are in the best interest of the county. In addition, the county commission may direct the county administrator to take several bids and negotiate with these bidders to obtain an offer that is more advantageous to the county. S ECTION 3. EFFECTIVE DATE This ordinance shall take upon filing with the Florida Department of S ECTION 4. CODIFICATION. It is the intention of the Board of County Commissioners that the provision of this ordinance shall become and be made part of the Indian River Coding: Words/letters underscored are additions to text; words/letters in format are deletions to text. 2 F:\Attorney\Nancy\DOCS\ORD\ord amending purchasing.doc