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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY <br />OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET <br />PURCHASING DIVISION <br />DATE: June 28, 2019 <br />TO: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />THROUGH: Jason E. Brown, County Administrator <br />Kristin Daniels, Budget Director <br />FROM: Jennifer Hyde, Purchasing Manager <br />SUBJECT: Modification to County Code Section 105 (Legislative) <br />BACKGROUND: <br />On June 18, 2019, the Board of County Commissioners voted to approve language amending Section 105 <br />of the Indian River County Code of Ordinances (Code). Specifically, the Board approved amendments to <br />Sections 105.01 and 105.02 increasing limit of the County Administrator's Purchasing authority, as well <br />as the dollar limit above which purchasing action must be approved by the Board, from $50,000 to <br />$75,000, to increase the Administrator's authority level for CCNA studies from $25,000 to $35,000, and <br />to authorize the Administrator to utilize cooperative and piggyback purchasing methods. <br />The Board also approved language amending Section 105.04(b) to eliminate the requirement to publish <br />notice of all competitive bids and proposals in a local newspaper. <br />The Board also approved language on the same day amending section 105.04(c) to increase the <br />threshold at which bid security is required from $25,000 to $35,000. <br />The Board had also approved language adding Public Construction Bond to Section 105.04(h). Staff has <br />since determined this change to be unnecessary. <br />The Board will be conducting a public hearing on these changes on July 9, 2019. <br />The County Attorney's office has finalized the draft ordinance as directed by the Board and has noticed a <br />public hearing on the draft ordinance set for July 9, 2019. <br />FUNDING <br />The required public notice regarding the hearing appeared on June 28, 2019. The $147.06 cost of the <br />advertisement will be paid from the General Fund/Purchasing/Legal Advertising account 00121613- <br />034910. <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />Staff recommends that the Chairman open the public hearing, take comments from the public and then <br />close the public hearing, and that the Indian River County Board of County Commissioners vote to adopt <br />the draft ordinance. <br />ATTACHMENT: <br />Draft Ordinance 2019- <br />126 <br />