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(a) Pursuant to Section 14.0102(d), contracts for services, which may be entered into by the Purchasing Agent, with or without the furnishing of material, may not exceed the annual aggregate amount per vendor, per agency, department, or Board-governed special district set forth in Government Code § 25502.5, as amended. Any agency, department, or Board-governed special district contract in excess of that amount must be approved by the Board of Supervisors. The Purchasing Agent is responsible for ensuring the competitive process is utilized for any service contract in an amount less than the annual aggregate amount set forth in Government Code § 25502.5, as amended, which is not subject to approval by the Board of Supervisors.
(b) Agencies, departments, or Board-governed special districts contracting for services ranging from in excess of $50,000 up to $100,000 annually are required to develop a written scope of work and conduct a solicitation process contacting as many vendors as practical using sources as may be recommended by the Purchasing Agent.
(c) Agencies, departments, or Board-governed special districts contracting for services in excess of $100,000 annually are required to conduct a formal request for proposal (RFP) process. Approval from the Chief Executive Officer or designee, is required prior to issuing the RFP.
(d) In the calculation of the above-identified limits, no officer or employee shall split or separate any contract, work, project or services into smaller contracts, work, projects or services for the purpose of evading the limitations of this Section.
(e) All requests for professional services must receive approval from the appropriate department head. Any person who violates this Section will be subject to discipline, up to and including termination.
(f) Where the aggregate amount of contracts for services exceed $150,000 per vendor for the County overall per fiscal year, a report will be generated by the Auditor-Controller/Treasurer/Tax Collector and provided to the Board of Supervisors and the County Administrative Office (CAO). The CAO will review the report and may include recommendations to the Board of Supervisors regarding department coordination with respect to vendor services.
(Ord. 934, passed - -1960; Am. Ord. 964, passed - -1961; Am. Ord. 1875, passed - -1973; Am. Ord. 2274, passed - -1978; Am. Ord. 2402, passed - -1979; Am. Ord. 3982, passed - -2006; Am. Ord. 4123, passed - -2010; Am. Ord. 4355, passed - -2019)
(a) The purpose of this Section is to extend prohibitions similar to those that apply to mass mailings to paid advertising by elected officials of the County. Advertising for purposes of this Section is defined to include any paid notice, announcement, broadcast or other paid information placed with newspapers, magazines, radio or television media or other commercial media but shall not include legal notices as required by law or court order.
(b) Elected officials of the County are prohibited from using public funds for advertising which includes an elected official’s photograph unless such use of a photograph is required by law and are prohibited from using public funds for advertising which includes an elected official’s name except as provided in this Section. The name of an elected official may be included in advertising related to the governmental programs and activities that are the responsibility of the elected official and shall be limited to the duties and responsibilities of the official. Whenever the name of an elected official is included, the official’s name shall appear only once and the name shall be in the same type font and size as the general text of the advertisement and shall not be set in boldface or otherwise featured. In any radio or television media advertisement, there shall only be one mention of the official’s name and the name of the official shall not be emphasized by volume or otherwise. Further, elected officials are prohibited from using public funds for advertising which includes an elected official’s name during the 60-day period prior to a primary or general election when they are on the ballot unless such advertising is necessary in the performance of their duties and responsibilities. The County will not pay the costs for any advertising which violates this Section and the Auditor/Controller shall not process payment for any such advertising.
(Ord. 3865, passed - -2002)
All County departments when procuring mulch shall procure mulch that meets or exceeds the physical contamination, maximum metal concentration, and pathogen density standards for land application specified in Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations, Division 7, § 17852(a)(24.5)(A)1 through 3. The mulch is required to be produced at one or more of the following:
(a) A compostable material handling operation or facility as defined in 14 CCR § 17852(a)(12), other than a chipping and grinding operation or facility as defined in 14 CCR § 17852(a)(10), that is permitted or authorized under this division; or
(b) A Transfer/Processing facility or Transfer/Processing operation as defined in 14 CCR §§ 17402(a)(30) and (31), respectively, that is permitted or authorized under this division; or
(c) A Solid Waste landfill as defined in Public Resources Code § 40195.1 that is permitted under Division 2 of Title 27 of the California Code of Regulations.
(Ord. 4434, passed - -2022)