TO: 		Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port Commission
FROM: 	A. Jerome Fletcher II, ICMA-CM, MPA, City Manager
TITLE:	Ratification of City Manager's Use of Emergency Authorization to Enter Into a Contract with Dade Paper & Bag LLC for Janitorial Supplies Under Purchase Order No. 049529 in an Amount Not to Exceed $30,000.00.
Recommended Action
Ratification of City Manager's Use of Emergency Authorization to Enter into a Contract with Dade Paper & Bag LLC for Janitorial Supplies Under Purchase Order No. 049529 in an Amount Not to Exceed $30,000.00.
Background Information
On September 23, 2022, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis issued Executive Order Number 22-218, declaring a state of emergency for 24 counties, including Sarasota County due to Tropical Depression Number Nine, which became Hurricane Ian.  On September 24, 2022, Governor DeSantis issued Executive Order Number 22-219, amending Executive Order Number 22-218 and expanding the state of emergency to the entire State.  On November 1, 2022, Governor DeSantis issued Executive Order Number 22-268, renewing the state of emergency for an additional sixty (60) days.  
On September 26, 2022, the City Commission adopted Ordinance No. 2022-30, declaring a local state of emergency and granting emergency authority to the City Manager.  In his emergency authority, the City Manager entered into the following purchase order and attachments, which constitute a legal Contract.  The City Manager requests that the City Commission ratify this Contract approval. 
* Purchase Order No. 049529 and Contract attachments with Dade Paper & Bag LLC for janitorial supplies in the amount $30,000.00. Supplies were used to support the emergency response housed within Citywide facilities following Hurricane Ian. 
Strategic Plan
Good Governance
Financial Impact
Funding in the amount not to exceed $30,000.00 was provided from existing appropriations in Fiscal Year 2023 Facility Maintenance Division Budget, account number 001-0...
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