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ORDINANCE NO. 2025-013 AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE INDIAN RIVER COUNTY CODE TO REPEAL CHAPTER 105, PURCHASING, IN ITS ENTIRETY AND TO REPLACE IT WITH A NEW PURCHASING CODE THAT PROVIDES PURCHASING AUTHORITY FOR THE COUNTY COMMISSION, COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR, AND PROCUREMENT MANAGER; THAT REQUIRES A PROCUREMENT MANUAL; THAT ESTABLISHES CERTAIN BID PROCEDURES; THAT MANDATES COMPLIANCE WITH F.S. 287.055 WHEN PROCURING PROFESSIONAL SERVICES; THAT PROVIDES PROCEDURES FOR THE PURCHASE OF REAL PROPERTY; THAT REQUIRES CERTAIN VENDOR DISCLOSURES; THAT PROVIDES FOR A LIMITED WAIVER OF SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY; AND THAT PROVIDES A PREFERENCE FOR ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY PRODUCTS AND SERVICES. WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners desires to update its Purchasing Code to enhance its ability to provide effective services through fair, open, and transparent procurement processes; and WHEREAS, the structure of existing code has had few changes since 1990 and needs to be updated for ease of review and understanding and to comply with statutory changes; and WHEREAS, the efficient operation of county government requires the County Administrator and Procurement Manager to have enhanced authority to purchase or contract for goods and services in a timely manner; and WHEREAS, detailed bidding procedures should more appropriately be detailed in the Procurement Policies and Procedures manual, rather than in Purchasing Code; and WHEREAS, it is necessary for transparency and elimination of conflict of interest to identify potential vendor entities that are owned or managed by current county employees and commissioners. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. The recitals above are incorporated herein. SECTION 2. Indian River Code "Chapter 105 — Purchasing" is hereby repealed in its entirety and replaced with the following: