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LOCAL PREFERENCE IN PURCHASING (B)
Ordinance No. 0-06-33
An ordinance of the City of Gainesville, Florida, amending Ordinance 001261 of the City of Gainesville relating to local preference in purchasing; repealing the review and sunset clause so that the ordinance remains in force and effect; providing a severability clause; providing a repealing clause; and providing an immediate effective date.
recommendation
The City Commission adopt the proposed ordinance.
explanation
At its meeting on March 29, 2004, the City Commission adopted a local preference ordinance, which became effective on October 1, 2004. The ordinance provides for a 5% preference to local businesses' total bid price, or 5% of the total points of the total evaluation points. Businesses who request the local preference must provide a City of Gainesville occupational license, issued at least 6 months prior to the bid due date, and be zoned for the conduct of such a business. The ordinance further provides for certain exceptions.
Section 9 of the ordinance provides that the ordinance shall be reviewed October 1, 2005, and shall be deemed repealed March 31, 2006, unless extended by action of the City Commission. An amendment to Ordinance 00126 will repeal the review and sunset clauses in Section 9, to allow the local preference ordinance to remain in effect. The City Commission at the meeting of February 27, 2006, authorized the City Attorney to draft and the Clerk of the Commission to advertise an ordinance to accomplish this.
This ordinance requires two readings. If passed on first reading, second and final reading will be March 27, 2006.