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PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT
PROCUREMENT AMENDMENT
BE IT ORDAINED, by the Cook County Board of Commissioners, that CHAPTER 34, FINANCE, ARTICLE IV, PROCUREMENT CODE, DIVISION 1, GENERAL PROVISIONS, SECTION 34-123 of the Cook County Code is hereby amended as follows:
Sec. 34-123. No power to act for procurements or expenditures of $200,000.00 or more.
The CPO shall have the authority to approve Procurements, execute Contracts and execute Contract amendments up to an amount less than $200,000.00 without Board approval; provided, however, that Board approval shall be required for any Procurement of the same or similar supplies, goods, equipment or services which would result in the aggregate amount of such Procurements from the same vendor by the same Using Agency equaling or exceeding $200,000.00 in any fiscal year. Notwithstanding, the CPO shall have the authority to execute (1) extension or renewal options on Contracts approved by the Board. provided, however, if the total of such extension or renewal option increases the original amount of such Contract by more than $200,000.00, the amount and term of the Contract extension or renewal option must have been included in the Contract approved by the Board and (2) Contract amendments on Contracts approved by the Board; provided, however, that the total of such amendments does not increase the original amount of such Contract by more than $200,000.00 during the term of the Contract. The "amount" of a Contract shall mean the maximum amount payable under such Contract.
No Person has the power or authority to approve, authorize or execute a Procurement, a Contract, Contract amendment or the expenditure of public money in the amount of $200,000.00 or more without approval of the Board, except in the following instances: the payment of public utility bills, the payment of rent pursuant to the provisions of a lease previously approved by the County Board, payment of insurance premiums, payment of any amount pursuant to the provisions of a Contract, the execution of which was approved by the Board pursuant to this Section 34-123 above, or other Board-authorized transactions. Any action in violation of this section shall be null and void.
All Contracts over $1,000,000.00 shall be reviewed and approved as to form by an attorney from the Cook County State's Attorney's Office prior to execution.
(Ord. No. 24-5949, 11-21-2024.)
Effective date: This ordinance shall be in effect immediately upon adoption.
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