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Boca Raton adopts city-level procurement 'cone of silence' ordinance; council OKs $140,000 settlement
Boca Raton City Council · September 10, 2024
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Summary
The council unanimously adopted an ordinance establishing a city procurement "cone of silence," replacing the county rule, and approved a $140,000 settlement in Walter Ehrhardt v. City of Boca Raton; both votes were 5–0.
The Boca Raton City Council on Sept. 10 adopted Ordinance 5,700, establishing a city-level procurement "cone of silence" that restricts certain post‑submission communications between proposers and decision-makers during specified procurement processes. Deputy City Attorney Joshua Kaylor told the council the rule will replace…
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