Broward County Commission Regular Meeting
Director's Name: Andrew J. Meyers
Department: County Attorney
Information
Requested Action
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MOTION TO ADOPT Resolution No. 2020-763 directing the County Administrator to publish Notice of Public Hearing to be held on Tuesday, January 26, 2021, at 10:00 a.m., in Room 422 of the Governmental Center to consider adoption of a proposed Resolution Amending the Broward County Administrative Code, the title of which is as follows:
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA, PERTAINING TO CHAPTER 21 OF THE BROWARD COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE (“ADMINISTRATIVE CODE”); REPEALING AND REPLACING THE BROWARD COUNTY PROCUREMENT CODE AS CURRENTLY PROVIDED IN CHAPTER 21 OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE; AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, INCLUSION IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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Why Action is Necessary
The Broward County Charter requires the posting of notice and a public hearing for adoption of amendments to the Broward County Administrative Code.
What Action Accomplishes
Directs the County Administrator to publish Notice of Public Hearing for the Board to consider adopting a comprehensive rewrite of the Broward County Procurement Code.
Is this Action Goal Related
No
Previous Action Taken
Summary Explanation/Background
The Office of the County Attorney has completed a comprehensive rewrite of the Procurement Code with the following goals: (1) to simplify, streamline, and clarify; (2) to codify Board direction and key practices not currently captured in the Procurement Code; and (3) to update to reflect best practices. To facilitate this significant undertaking, we reviewed the procurement codes of other Florida counties and other model codes, and worked closely with the County’s Finance and Administrative Services Department, including the Director of Purchasing and other Purchasing Division staff, the Office of the County Auditor, and the Office of the County Administrator.
The resulting document (Exhibit 3) is a comprehensive revision of the Procurement Code. Because much of the revision was nonsubstantive (simplifying, restructuring, and reorganizing), the normal amendment format (showing deletions in strikethrough text and additions in underlined text) was not practical. Therefore, we prepared a memorandum (Exhibit 4) to summarize the key changes.
Please note that the requested public hearing, if this item is approved, would not occur until January 26, 2021, to provide extra time to analyze and prepare any required amendments, including based on input received from stakeholders who frequently interact with the County on procurement matters.
Source of Additional Information
Benjamin R. Salzillo, Assistant County Attorney, 954-357-7600
Fernando Amuchastegui, Assistant County Attorney, 954-357-7600
Fiscal Impact
Fiscal Impact/Cost Summary
None.