Purchases follow commission-approved purchasing policies
South Miami city · November 3, 2026
The question on your ballot
The Charter currently requires that City purchases be approved after competitive bids are sought from at least three sources when available, and exempts purchases through other governmental agencies and legal and expert services. Shall the Charter be amended to instead require all purchases to be made pursuant to purchasing policies approved by the City Commission in the annual budget?
In plain language
A VoterDecoder summary of the official measure text.
The South Miami charter now requires competitive bids from at least three sources when available. It also exempts purchases through other agencies and legal and expert services. This amendment would require all purchases to follow purchasing policies. The City Commission would approve those policies in the annual budget. A YES vote adopts that approach. A NO vote keeps the current bidding rules.
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