§ 2-407. Public entity crime.

(a) As used in this section, "affiliate" means:

(1) A predecessor or successor of a person convicted of a public entity crime; or

(2) An entity under the control of any natural person who is active in the management of the entity and who has been convicted of a public entity crime including, but not limited to, those officers, directors, executives, partners, shareholders, employees, members and agents who are active in the management of an affiliate.

(b) In accordance with F.S. § 287.133, the city shall not accept any bid from, award any contract to, or transact any business in excess of the threshold amount for Category Two (thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000.00)) with any person or affiliate on the convicted vendor list for a period of thirty-six (36) months from the date that person or affiliate was placed on the convicted vendor list unless that person or affiliate has been removed from the list pursuant to F.S. § 287.133(3)(f).

(c) Prior to entering into a contract with the city for the provision of goods or services, the lease of real property, or the construction or repair of a public building or public work in excess of the threshold amount for Category Two (thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000.00)), a person shall file a sworn statement with the city disclosing whether or not the person or an affiliate of that person has been convicted of a public entity crime. Such statement shall be filed for the calendar year and shall be filed on a form provided by the city.

(d) Agencies shall confirm that a person or affiliate is not on the convicted vendor's list prior to the award of any contract or transaction of any business in excess of the threshold amount for Category Two (thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000.00)). The convicted vendor list is published quarterly in the Florida Administrative Weekly by the state department of management services.

(Ord. No. 95-01, § 1, 2-21-95; Ord. No. 2000-16, § 1, 9-19-00; Ord. No. 2011-32, § 1, 12-20-11; Ord. No. 2013-17, § 1, 11-5-13)