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% }_f go1}47 501A b City of Sunny Isles Beach 18070 Collins Avenue Sunny Isles Beach, Florida 33160 (305) 947-0606 City Hall (305) 949-3113 Fax MEMORANDUM TO: Honorable Mayor and City Commissioners VIA: Stan Morris, City Manager FROM: Genesis Cuevas, Purchasing Agent DATE: June 16, 2022 RE: Ordinance Repealing Section 33-5 "Cone of Silence Opt -Out" RECOMMENDATION: This Ordinance is presented for your consideration. REASONS: In 1998, via Ordinance No. 89-106, Miami -Dade County ("County") Commission amended the Count Conflict of Interest and Code of Ethics Ordinance, which is codified in section 2-11.1 of the Counti. Code, to establish a "Cone of Silence". The purpose of the Cone of Silence is to provide protectior from outside interference in the procurement processes by restricting communications between vendors, service providers, bidders, lobbyists, consultants, the Mayor, professional staff and the Commissioners or their respective staffs from the time a solicitation is advertised, until such time as the City Manager makes a recommendation for the approval of a solicitation award. In 1999 via Ordinance No. 99-82, the City of Sunny Isles Beach ("City") formally adopted its own ethic code, which included a version of the Cone of Silence Ordinance which mirrored the language in the County' s ordinance; however, when the County subsequently amended its Code to allow municipalities the ability to "opt out" of the County's Cone of Silence requirements, the City did so by adopting Ordinance No. 2002-148. However, being governed by the County Cone of Silence will preserve the integrity of the City's procurement process, and is consistent with the City's goals of raising the standard of ethics for all of those who work within the City and for those individuals and entities that seek to do business with the City. Item Number: 9.6 51