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COUNTY OF FULTON
ORDINANCE NO. 12-01-125
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MILTON,
GEORGIA, TO AMEND THE CITY'S PURCHASING POLICIES TO ALLOW FOR
THE OPTION OF PROCURING PROFESSIONAL SERVICES TO INCLUDE
NATIONAL LICENSING OR CERTIFICATION FOR PROFESSIONALS 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 and to permit national licensing or certification;
BE IT ORDAINED by the Mayor and City Council of the city of Milton, Georgia as follows:
Section I:
Chapter 2, Article V1, Division 11, Section 2-621 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 and amended in Ordinance No. 10-04-63 on
April 26, 2010, is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec -2-621— Scope
The scope of this purchasing policy covers the procurement of all materials and services, except
as otherwise provided below regarding professional services, as defined below, without regard 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 legal
entity or person. The procurement function includes the initial agreement/purchase, renewals,
changes and/or re -negotiations. This policy establishes the specific responsibility and authority
for the procurement of materials and services,
Professional services shall not be subject to the bidding or other competitive procurement
requirements of these purchasing policies so long as the anticipated value of such services is
$30,000.00 or less and further provided that all contracts for professional services shall be
subject 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
or national authorizing entity, including, but not limited to, engineering and architectural
services, accounting services, and legal services.
Section II;
This Ordinance Number 12-01-125 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.
ORDAINED this the 91h day of January, 2012
Joe Lockwoo ayor
Attests
Sudie AM Gordon, City Clerk