(A) In event of an apparent emergency which poses threats to the public health, safety, or welfare of the City or its citizens and requires immediate purchase of supplies or contractual services, the City Commission may temporarily suspend one or more of the provisions listed in § 8.10 of the City Charter pertaining to sealed bids and the purchase of items or contracts exceeding $7,500. The City Manager may be authorized to purchase on the open market, at the lowest obtainable price, any necessary contractual service or supplies, in declaring an emergency under this section, the Commission shall:
(1) Define the emergency.
(2) State the anticipated term of the emergency, which shall not exceed 120 days.
(3) Approve the suspension of the affirmative vote of not less than four City Commissioners.
(B) A full report of the circumstances of an emergency purchase will be filed with the City Commission by the City Manager as soon as possible and within ten days after such purchase and shall be entered in the Commission minutes. Emergency purchases under $7,500 may be purchased over the telephone followed by a purchase order.
(Ord. 657-03-13, passed 3-4-13)