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0"uY "s`F City of Sunny Isles Beach <br /> litti h '6-1'.\ 18070 Collins Avenue <br /> Sunny Isles Beach, Florida 33160 <br /> �� ��� F ii aP+° (305)947-0606 City Hall <br /> (305)949-3113 Fax <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Commission <br /> FROM: Fernando Amuchastegui, Deputy City Attorney <br /> DATE: 6/19/2014 <br /> RE: Ordinance amending Chapter 62 of the Code of Ordinances for the <br /> purchase of utilities. <br /> RECOMMENDATION: <br /> The proposed Ordinance amending Chapter 62 of the Code of Ordinances is <br /> presented for your consideration. <br /> REASONS: <br /> Chapter 62 requires that the City Commission shall approve all purchases of or contracts <br /> for materials, supplies, equipment, public improvements or services where the tota. <br /> amount to be expended is more than $25,000.00. The City desires to amend Chapter 62 01 <br /> the City Code to clarify that purchases in excess of $25,000.00 for utilities shall be <br /> administratively approved in the adopted fiscal year budget and are not subject to the <br /> requirements of Chapter 62 unless required by the City Commission. For purposes of this <br /> exemption, the term "utilities" shall include electrical, water, natural gas (excludin€ <br /> fuel/diesel purchases), sewage and solid waste collection, and telecommunication service; <br /> including but not limited to cable television, telephone lines, internet connectivity, date <br /> and voice circuits, voice over internet protocol ("VOIP"), cellular/wireless phones, wide <br /> area network ("WAN") connectivity, pagers, and wireless adapters for cellular data ("aii <br /> cards"). <br /> ATTACHMENTS: <br /> • Ordinance <br /> • Notice of Public Hearing Miami Herald <br /> Agenda Item No 9A <br /> Date 6i 19/2014 <br /> 38 <br />