HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCE NO 10-04-63Pa„„ STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF FULTON ORDINANCE NO. 10-04-63
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MILTON,
GEORGIA, TO AMEND THE CITY'S PURCHAISING POLICIES TO ALLOW FOR
THE OPTION OF PROCURING PROFESSIONAL SERVICES WITHOUT
COMPETITIVE BIDDING, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
WHEREAS, the Purchasing Policies of the City of Milton currently require that all contracts for
services, with certain limited exceptions, be procured through a procurement process;
WHEREAS, the mayor and council of the City of Milton recognize that the specialized nature of
professional services often results in the need to procure such services without utilizing a
competitive procurement process; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and Council of the City of Milton thus desire to amend the City's
Purchasing Policies to allow for the procurement of professionals services without utilization of
a competitive procurement process;
%I" BE IT ORDAINED by the Mayor and City Council of the city of Milton, Georgia as follows:
Section I:
Article II, Scope, of the purchasing Policies of the Financial Management Program contained in
Ordinance No. 06-11-05, approved by the Mayor and Council of the city of Milton on November
21, 2006, is hereby amended to read as follows:
"I. SCOPE
The scope of this purchasing policy covers the procurement of ALL MATERIALS AND
SERVICES, except as otherwise provided below regarding Professional Services, as dertned
below, without regarding to the past method by which the material or service has been or is
customarily procured. The policy covers all contractual and purchase agreements between the
City of Milton and another company or person. The procurement function includes the initial
agreement/purchase, renewals, changes and/or re -negotiations. This policy establishes the
specific responsibility and authority of the procurement of materials and services.
For clarification purposes, these purchasing policies are not required to be followed by
�. organizations provided services, directly or indirectly to the City through service orientation
contract personnel. Those contractual agreement of service oriented in nature were procured in
00"" conjunction with the creation of the City. However, as part of the audit process, the
organizations providing services, either directly or indirectly to the City shall have their internal
am" controls and accounting processes evaluated and a measure of assurance given as a requirement
of completion of the City's annual audit.
Professional Services shall not be subiect to the bidding or other competitive procurement
requirements of these purchasing policies so long as the anticipated value of such services is
$30,000 or less and further provided that all contracts for Professional Services shall be
subiect to approval requirements of Article V(C)(6)(b) of these Purchasing Policies. The city
may, in its sole discretion, utilize competitive procurement methods in the procurement of
Professional Services, irrespective of the exemption noted above. For the purposes of this
paragraph, the term `Professional Services" shall mean services requiring a specialized
bachelor's degree or a graduate degree and also requiring licensing or certification by a
Georgia statewide authorizing entity, including, but not limited to, engineering and
architectural services, accounting services, and legal services:'
Section II:
This Ordinance Number 10-04-63 shall become effective immediately upon adoption by the
mayor and Council of the City of Milton. Any and all existing or re -existing ordinances
covering the same matters as embraced in this ordinance are hereby repealed, and all ordinances
or part of ordinances inconsistent with the provisions of this Ordinance are hereby repealed.
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ORDAINED this the 26h day of April, 2010.
Attest:
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Sudie AM Gordon, Int rim City Cl rk
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Joe Lockw d, Mayor