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ORDINANCE NO. 2008-016 AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA AMENDING CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 105, THE COUNTY'S COUNTY PURCHASING ORDINANCE; PROVIDING FINDINGS; AMENDING SECTIONS 105.01 AND 105.02 OF THE CODE TO CLARIFY THE AUTHORITY OF THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR; AMENDING SECTION 105.04 TO CHANGE THE PAYMENT AND PERFORMANCE BOND REQUIREMENT THRESHOLD FROM $25, 000 [TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS] TO $100,000 [ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS] AND TO CLARIFY CERTAIN PROVISIONS CONCERNING BID BONDS AND BIDDERS IN DEFAULT TO THE COUNTY, CREATING A NEW SECTION TO ADOPT AN ENVIRONMENTALLY PREFERRED PROCUREMENT POLICY, PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF OTHER CONFLICTING ORDINANCES PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY; PROVIDING FOR FILING WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, as follows: PART I: AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTER 105 of The Code of Indian River County. Section 1. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS It is hereby ascertained, determined, and declared that: A. Pursuant to Article VIII, Section 1 of the Florida Constitution, and Florida Statutes section 125.01, the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County ("Board") has all powers of local self-government to perform County functions. Section 2. AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 105.01. After the effective date of this Ordinance, Section 105.01 of the Code shall be amended to read as follows: Section 105.01. Authority of county administrator. Except as otherwise provided by Florida Statutes, the county administrator or his designee is granted authority to purchase or contract for (a) supplies, materials, equipment, real property, and of services,(other than services under section 287 055, F.S, except as otherwise set forth herein) costing fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00) or Tess; and (b) planning or study activity services obtained pursuant to the "Consultants' Competitive Negotiation Act", Florida Statutes section 287.055, when the fee for such professional services is twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) 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 1