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Council moves to standardize contract language to require compliance with campaign finance law after staff review

2892742 · April 7, 2025
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Summary

After a legal review of a longstanding contract provision restricting political participation and contributions by contractors, council agreed to replace the older wording with a requirement that vendors must 'comply with all applicable campaign finance laws.' Staff will prepare revised boilerplate language for RFPs and agreements.

Boca Raton councilmembers discussed a decades‑old contract provision that historically limited political contributions and participation by people and entities doing business with the city, and agreed to narrow the city’s standard language to require compliance with state campaign finance laws.

City Attorney staff reviewed the clause’s history and found the provision began as a purchasing‑office practice in the 1990s and was added to various contract templates. Counsel…

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