HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgreement_General_9/14/2023_Dr. TanabeVILLAGE OF TEQUESTA
TEQUESTA FIRE -RESCUE
MEMORANDUM
FILE NO. Admin. 23-64
DATE: August 16, 2023
TO: Jeremy Allen, Village2Medical
er
FROM: Chief James Trube�SUBJECT: Increase for FY 2 Director Fees based on CPI May 2023
This Medical Director Agreement between the Village of Tequesta and Don Tanabe,
M.D. authorizes Dr. Don Tanabe to take on the duties and responsibilities of the Medical
Director for the Village of Tequesta Emergency Medical Service System.
Pursuant to the First Addendum to the Medical Director Agreement Section 2 D, The
Original Agreement Paragraph A II OF Part III was amended to eliminate any automatic
downward adjustment to the medical director's compensation based CPI. This
paragraph was also amended to cap any automatic upward adjustment to the medical
director's compensation based on CPI to four percent (4%).
Attached is a copy of the First Addendum to the Medical Director Agreement and the
May 2023 Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index, South Region.
The increase to the FY 23/24 Medical Director Fee is capped at 4% based on the CPI;
Increasing the monthly fee from $1,395.31 to $1,451.12 beginning October 2023.
FIRST ADDENDUM TO
MEDICAL DIRECTOR AGREEMENT
This First ;addendum to Medical Director At_,%, ,cmcnt is made and entered into this
da} of October 2020. n; and between the Village of Tec x:suL i ionda, a municipal corpo.mion-
hereinaftercalled the and Don Fanabc. M.D.. a Florida "licensed ph}sician, hereinafter
called "Medical Director'-. tx)th of,,tihom understand as iollo«s:
%HEREAS. the Village and Medical Director nee;ious.% execu:e, a ML-dical Director
Agreement on 0Ltol:w_-r 6, 2003_ effective October 6. 200-. to provide medica: director services
;ter the Villa`e's fire rescue department as required by Sec. 401.265. Fluridu Sfulutes,- and
WHEREAS. the 200 Medical Director Agreement ort-,V;&S or a:tuGt3tic attr?rra'
renewals, and the parties have allowed such annual renewals to (x:cur and desire to continue to
exercise annual renewals on a going forward basis Wits: the amzndmrnts contained in this First
Addendum to Medicai Director A=rreernent.
NOW. THEREFORE. in, co s-de _-tior: o tzc :.nut: :; herein contaL d, the
Village and the Medical Director a`ree to contmuc c?e; :tin,, sneer rite 2003, Medical Director
Agreement as amended bv" this Fir t Addendum '.o Vedical D.rrcwlr .A�ii�ernel
SECTION 1. WkTIFICA,rio i OF 200-; MEDICAL DIRECTOR AGREEMENT
The Medical Director .Agreement dated Oca)ber 6, 2603 is hereby rat1?led b% the Village
and the Medical Director. All rizghts. reslx>nsibii,t,es. und: terns o Cne 2(j03, Medical Director
Agreement shall remain in tell force and et3cct except as expressly amended by this First
Addendum to Medical Director Aereement.
SECTION 2.:VNIE\DMENTS TO 2003 MEDiCAL DIRECTOR AGREEMENT
A. The third \VHF.REAS clause is amended to refer to "Chapter 64J-1 of the Florida
Administratii e Code" and reference to former "Chapter 64L-2" is deleted.
B. Paragraph H cv: Par. 'i is amenided to refer o tix --Department of Health- and
reference to the former -Deparment of Heaith and Rehabilitation Services" is
deleted.
C. Parag*raph M of Part f I is amended to refer to all rules of the '-Department of 1lealth'-
and re.:re'lec to the =nrrnEr Ik r c t of H a t) •bnd _Zcrab :nation Serices" is
deleted. This para�_raph is also amended to refer to duties enumerated in "Section 64-
J1.004. Florida Administrative Code" and reference to duties enumerated in former
Section 64F-2.004" is deleted.
D. Paragraph A ii of Part iII is amended to ; iiminate n-, autorn-;.:ic dow-reward
adjustment to the Medical Directors compensation based on CP1. ?'his paragraph is
also amended to cap and automatic upward adjustment to the Medical Director's
compensation based on CPI to four percent (4%).
E. Part X is amended to provide that venue 60r amdispute reso'_ution shall bt• a court of
competent jurisdiction, in Paim. Beach Count;. Florida.
F. An entirely new Part XI1 is added as follows:
XII. INSPECTOR GENF,RAL
Pursuant to Article XII of the Palm Beach County Charter, the Office of the Inspector
General has jurisdiction to investigate municipal matters, review and audit municipal
contracts and other transactions, and make reports and recommendations to municipal
governing bodies based on such audits, reviews, or investigations. All parties doingbusiness with the Village shall fully cooperate with the inspector general in the
exercise of the inspector general's functions, authority, and power. The inspector
general has the power to take sworn statements, require the production of records, and
to audit, monitor, investigate and inspect the activities of the: Village, as well as
contractors and lobbyists of the Village in order to detect, deter, prevent, and
eradicate fraud. waste, mismanagement. misconduct, and abuses.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Village of Tcquesta has caused this First addendum to
Medical Director Agreement to be signed and executed on its behalf by the Mayor of Tequesta
and duly attested by its Village Clerk, and Don Tanabe. M.D. has signed and executed this First
Addendum to Medical Director Agreement in the presence of a witness. the day and year first
above written.
Village ?8r
tea Don Ta;on
, M.
By: By:
r bian, Mayor M.U.
ATTEST:
By :
Lori McWilliams. MMC
Village Clerk ,.,,,, nF T
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INCORPORATED::
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WITNESS:
By:
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Additional price indexes are now available for the three divisions of the South. In May, the all items index rose 0.4 percent in the East
South Central division and 0.2 percent in the South Atlantic division. The all items index was unchanged in the rNest South Central
division in May.
Over the year, the all items index advanced 5.0 percent in the South Atlantic division, 4.5 percent in the East South Central division,
and 3.3 percent in the West South Central division.
Table A. South region CPI-U 1-month and 12-month percent changes, all Items index, not seasonally
adjusted
2019
2020
--- 2021
2022
'
Month
1-month'
12-month
1-month
12-month';
1-month
12-month
1-month 12-month
1-month
January
0.2 1.2
0.3',
2.3'
0.51
1.61
0.9,
7.8!
0.8
6.9
February
0.5' 1.1
' 0.2'
1.9
0.5
2.0'
1.1
8.4
0.6
6.4
• March
0.7:
1.6
-0.11
1.11
0.8
2.9�
1.4;
9.11
0.4
5.3'
April
0.5''
1.8,
-0.8j
i
-0.2
0.7;
4.4
0.5i
8.81
0.7
5.5
-0.11
1.4'
-0.2
-0.4
0.8
5.6:�
1.2!
9.2
0.2
June
-0.1
1.1
0.6
0.3'
0.9,
5.8
1.5;
9.8
July
0.31
1.4
0.6'
0.61
0.5
_- 5.81
0.11
9.4I
August
-0.1
i 1.4
0.41
1.1
0.3
5.6
-0.2'
8.91
September
0.0
1.3'
0.2
1.3�
0.3'
5.8'
0.2
8.7
October
0.2;
1.3'
0.1;
1.3.
1.0,
6.6
0.4,
8.1'
November
0.0,
1.6!
-0.1!
1.2'
0.4
7.2
0.1
7.7
December
00
2.1
0.21
1.4
0.3'
7.4,
-0.3
7.0
The Consumer Price Index for June 2023 is scheduled to be released on Wednesday, July 12, 2023, at 8:30 a.m. (ET).
Technical Note
The Consumer Price Index for the South region is published monthly. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of the average
change in prices over time in a fixed market basket of goods and services. The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes CPIs for two
population groups: (1) a CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) which covers approximately 93 percent of the total U.S. population and
(2) a CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) which covers approximately 29 percent of the total U.S. population.
The CPI-U includes, in addition to wage earners and clerical workers, groups such as professional, managerial, and technical workers,
the self-employed, short-term workers, the unemployed, and retirees and others not in the labor force.
The CPI is based on prices of food, clothing, shelter, fuels, transportation fares, charges for doctors' and dentists' services, drugs, and
the other goods and services that people buy for day-to-day living. Each month, prices are collected in 75 urban areas across the
country from about 6,000 housing units and approximately 22,000 retail establishments -department stores, supermarkets, hospitals,
filling stations, and other types of stores and service establishments. All taxes directly associated with the purchase and use of items
are included in the index.
The index measures price changes from a designated reference date; for most of the CPI-U the reference base is 1982-84 equals 100.
An increase of 7 percent from the reference base, for example, is shown as 107.000. Alternatively, that relationship can also be
expressed as the price of a base period market basket of goods and services rising from $100 to $107. For further details see the CPI
home page on the internet at www.blsgov/cpi and the CPI section of the BLS Handbook of Methods available on the internet at
www.bls.gov opub hom cpi.
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In calculating the index, price changes for the various items in each location are averaged together with weights that represent their
importance in the spending of the appropriate population group. Local data are then combined to obtain a U.S. city average. Because
the sample size of a local area is smaller, the local area index is subject to substantially more sampling and othtr measurc,„aInt error
than the national index. In addition, local indexes are not adjusted for seasonal influences. As a result, local area indexes show greater
volatility than the national index, although their long-term trends are quite similar. NOTE: Area indexes do not measure
differences in the level of prices between cities; they only measure the average change in prices for each area since
the base period.
The South region is comprised of Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana,
Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia.
Information in this release will be made available to individuals with sensory impairments upon request. Voice phone: (202) 691-5200;
Telecommunications Relay Service: 7-1-1.
Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Indexes and percent changes for selected
periods
South (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)
Indexes Percent change from -
Item and Group Mar. Apr. May May Mar. Apr.
2023 2023 2023 i 2022 2023 2023
Expenditure category
/"111116111J
GJJ.JJVi
LJJ.J IJ
LJJ.VVJ:
T.TI
V.J'
V.L
All items (December 1977=100)
475.868'
479.042
479.973
-
Food and beverages
313.239
314.609 --
314.975
7.0
0.6
0.1;
Food
316.842
318.372
318.714
7.1'
0.6
0.1 '
Food at home
299.503:
300.837
300.7361
I
6.5;
0.4
0.0
Cereal and bakery products
361.946
362.107'
363.1291
11.2
i
0.3
0.3
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
310.830
313.906
310.432!
1.7
-0.1
-1.1
Dairy and related products
273.558
271.9621
270.749!
4.8:
-1.0
-0.4
Fruits and vegetables
326.672
325.434�
328.368
1.7
0.5
0.9
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage
214.7031,
214.7121
216.002f
11.3
0.6
0.6.
materials
Other food at home
268.229'
271.5821
271.4831
9.9'
1.2
0.0
Food away from home
345.117
347.009
348.234!
8.3,
0.9
0.4
Footnotes
(1) Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
(2) Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
(3) Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
(4) Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
(5) Indexes on a December 1977=100 base.
- Data not available.
Regions defined as the four Census regions. South includes Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware,
District of
Columbia,
Florida,
Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North
Carolina, Oklahoma, South
Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia,
and West Virginia,
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Data not seasonally adjusted.
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Item and Group
Indexes
Percent change from -
Mar. Apr.
2023 2023
May
2023
May
2022
I
Mar.
2023
Apr.
2023
Alcoholic beverages
263.1521 262.157
262.886
4.5
-0.1
0.3'
Housing
295.5731 297.075
298.146I
8.5
0.9
0.4
Shelter
341.971
344.203
346.781
10.0
1.4
0.7
Rent of primary residence 364.547
367.578
369.691
11.2
1.4
0.6
Owners' equiv. rent of residences(!) 342.975
I
345.2451
347.9571
10.1
1.5
0.8
Owners' equiv. rent of primary 342.969
residence(
345.2451
347.949 10.1
1.5
0.8;
Fuels and utilities
288.244F
287.116
285.0281 3.5 -1.1
-0.7
Household energy
235.721
234.178
231.9011
3.1
-1.6
-1.0
Energy services
235.229, 233.764':
231.758 3.6
-1.5�
-0.9�
Electricity
229.826 229.237!
227.782' 5.4
-0.9
-0.6
Utility (piped) gas service 251.697 244.561
239.069'i -6.8
-5.0
-2.2,
Household furnishings and operations 149.782 150.342
148.530' 4.4
-0.8
-1.2i
Apparel 142.281
140.673
139.079, 2.5
-2.3
-1.1
Transportation 263.496
269.483
270.069, -2.7
2.5
0.2
Private transportation I
264.889;
270.944,
271.542
-2.5!
2.5
0.2,
New and used motor vehicles(
128.373! 130.497' 132.061
0.1
2.9
1.2
New vehicles
186.348 186.907
187.353
4.6
0.5
0.21
New cars and trucksUU
New cars(
185.123 185.786i 185.859: 4.0 0.4
0.0;
Used cars and trucks
185.448, 194.117
200.458' -4.3, 8.1
3.3•
Motor fuel
281.790
300.145!1
289.384 -22.6 2.7
-3.6,'
Gasoline (all types)
279.761 i
298.779
288.168 -22.3 3.0
-3.6
Unleaded regular(! 273.206
292.296,
281.515 -22.8; 3.0
-3.7
Unleaded midgradeU(U 312.765�
331.4931
322.095 -19.9" 3.0
-2.81
Unleaded premiumU 305.332
i
321.912
313.652 -18.4
2.7
-2.6
Medical care 1 520.611
519.128' 518.728 0.7
-0.4
-0.1
Footnotes
(1) Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
(2) Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
(3) Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
(4) Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
(5) Indexes on a December 1977=100 base.
- Data not available.
Regions defined as the four Census regions. South includes Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida,
Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia,
and West Virginia.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Data not seasonally adjusted.
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j
Item and Group
i
Indexes Percent change from-
Mar.
2023
Apr.
1 2023
__
May May
2023 2022
Mar. Apr.
2023 2023
Medical care commodities
374.010
• 376.924
380.281 4.7
1.7
0.9'.
Medical care services
569.920
566.788I
564.969, -0.3
-0.9:
-0.3
Professional services
393.582
393.693
392.707
1 1.1
-0.2
-0.3 i
RecreationO
I
135.715
135.644
135.879 3.6
0.1
0.2
Education and communication)
140.731
140.5361
140.485! 1.4
-0.2�
0.0
i Tuition, other school fees, and child care(§)
1,455.917
1,456.061 1,452.953 3.2
-0.2
-0.2
goods and services
506.170
509.303, 510.570 5.8
0.9
0.2
-Other
Commodity and service group
All Items
293.358
295.315
295.889 4.4 0.9
0.2
Commodities
i
220.572
223.151
222.906 0.2 1.1
-0.1
Commodities less food and beverages
178.476
181.2671
180.850 -3.4 1.3
i
-0.2
Nondurables less food and beverages
231.318
236.303i
233.188 -6.50.8
-1.3
Nondurables less food, beverages, and
apparel
285.243 293.9251
289.909-8.4, 1.6
-1.4
Durables 129.720' 131.136 131.987 -0.1
1.71
0.6'
Services 366.451
367.686 369.142 7.41
0.7
0.4
Rent of shelter(] 352.190!
354.466 357.144. 10.1 1.4
0.8.
Transportation services 445.923
448.233
452.580, 12.8 1.5
1.0
Other services
386,691
386.144;
386.442
3.4 -0.11
0.1
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care 280.730
282.8361 283.4521 4.8' 1.0 0.2i
All items less food 289.559�
291,5711
292.176 4.0! 0.9 0.2'
All items less shelter
275.5511
277.4091
277.164 1.9 0.6 -0.1
Commodities less food
181.1201
183.8551
183.457 -3.1 1.3, -0.2
Nondurables
269.912!
273.1871 271.718 0.4 0.7 -0.5
Footnotes
(1) Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
(2) Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
(3) Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
(4) Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
(5) Indexes on a December 1977=100 base.
"- Data not available.
Regions defined as the four Census regions. South includes Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida,
Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia,
and West Virginia.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Data not seasonally adjusted.
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Indexes
Percent
change
from -
Item and Group
Mar.
Apr.
May
May
Mar.
Apr.
2023
1 2023
2023
2022
2023
2023
Nondurables less food
232.786
237.447
234.540
-5.8
0.8
-1.2
Nondurables less food and apparel
281.851
289.703
286.092
-7.51
1.5
-1.2
j Services less rent of shelterW
395.598
395.417
395.211
4.3
-0.1
-0.1
Services less medical care services
347.595
349.133
350.811
8.4
0.9
0.5
Energy
251.710
259.068
253.052'
-12.6',
0.5
-2.3i
All items less energy
299.241
300.717
301.899
6.2
0.9
0.41
All items less food and energy
296.801
298.270
299.583.6.01
0.9 i
0.4
Commodities less food and energy
169.523
170.780�
171.395'
1.9
1.1
0.4'
commodities
Energy commodities
287.129
305.274)
294.184!
-22.5
2.5
-3.6
I Services less energy services
380.313
381.8191
383.623
7.7
0.9
0.5
Footnotes
(1) Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
(2) Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
(3) Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
1 (4) Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
(5) Indexes on a December 1977=100 base.
- Data not available.
Regions defined as the four Census regions. South includes Alabama,
Arkansas, Delaware, District of
Columbia, Florida,
Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia,
and West Virginia.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Data not seasonally adjusted.
Last Modified Date: Tuesday, June 13, 2023
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over the last 12 months, up 7.1 percent. In contrast, the energy index fell 12.6 percent over the past year. (See chart 1 and table 1.)
Chart 1. Over -the -year percent change in CPI-U, South region, May 2020-May 202"3
Percent change
11.0 1
10.0
9.0
S.0
7.0
6.0
5.0
4.0
3.0
2.0
1.0
0.0
-1.0 '
May Aug Nov Feb May
2020 2021
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
All items
All kerns less food and energy
Aug Nov Feb May Aug
2022
View Chart Data
Nov Feb May
2023
Food
The food index was little changed in May, up 0.1 percent. The food away from home index rose 0.4 percent over the month, while the
food at home index was unchanged.
The food index advanced 7.1 percent for the 12 months ending in May, led by a 6.5-percent increase in the food at home index as all
six major grocery store food group indexes increased over year. The food away from home index also continued to increase over the
past year, up 8.3 percent.
Energy
The energy index declined 2.3 percent in May, led by a 3.6-percent decline in the gasoline index. The electricity and natural gas
indexes also fell over the month, down 0.6 percent and 2.2 percent, respectively.
The energy index fell 12.6 percent for the 12 months ending in May, largely due to a 22.3-percent decrease in the gasoline index. Over
the past year, the natural gas index declined 6.8 percent, while the electricity index increased 5.4 percent.
All items less food and energy
The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.4 percent in May, primarily reflecting a 0.7-percent increase in the shelter index.
Within shelter, owners' equivalent rent rose 0.8 percent over the month and rent of primary residence rose 0.6 percent. The index for
used cars and trucks was also among the notable components to increase in May, up 3.3 percent. Several indexes declined in May, led
by household furnishing and operations (-1.2 percent). The apparel index declined 1.1 percent and the index for medical care services
edged down 0.3 percent in May.
The index for all items less food and energy advanced 6.0 percent for the 12 months ending in May, after increasing 6.3 percent for
the 12-month period ending in April. Several components contributed to the 12-month increase, most notably, shelter (+10.0 percent).
Within shelter, owner's equivalent rent increased 10.1 percent over the past year and rent of primary residence rose 11.2 percent.
Geographic divisions
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PUBLIC RECORDS. In accordance with Sec. 119.0701, Florida Statutes, CONTRACTOR must keep
and maintain this Agreement and any other records associated therewith and that are associated
with the performance of the work described in the Proposal or Bid. Upon request from the
Village's custodian of public records, CONTRACTOR must provide the Village with copies of
requested records, or allow such records to be inspected or copied, within a reasonable time in
accordance with access and cost requirements of Chapter 119, Florida Statutes. A CONTRACTOR
who fails to provide the public records to the Village, or fails to make them available for
inspection or copying, within a reasonable time may be subject to attorney's fees and costs
pursuant to Sec. 119.0701, Florida Statutes, and other penalties under Sec. 119.10, Florida
Statutes. Further, CONTRACTOR shall ensure that any exempt or confidential records associated
with this Agreement or associated with the performance of the work described in the Proposal
or Bid are not disclosed except as authorized by law for the duration of the Agreement term, and
following completion of the Agreement if the CONTRACTOR does not transfer the records to the
Village. Finally, upon completion of the Agreement, CONTRACTOR shall transfer, at no cost to
the Village, all public records in possession of the CONTRACTOR, or keep and maintain public
records required by the Village. If the CONTRACTOR transfers all public records to the Village
upon completion of the Agreement, the CONTRACTOR shall destroy any duplicate public records
that are exempt or confidential and exempt from public records disclosure requirements. If the
CONTRACTOR keeps and maintains public records upon completion of the Agreement, the
CONTRACTOR shall meet all applicable requirements for retaining public records. Records that
are stored electronically must be provided to the VILLAGE, upon request from the Village's
custodian of public records, in a format that is compatible with the Village's information
technology systems.
IF CONTRACTOR HAS QUESTIONS REGARDING THE APPLICATION OF CHAPTER
119, FLORIDA STATUTES, TO CONTRACTOR'S DUTY TO PROVIDE PUBLIC RECORDS
RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, PLEASE CONTACT THE VILLAGE CLERK, RECORDS
CUSTODIAN FOR THE VILLAGE, AT (561) 768-0440, OR AT
Imcwi1Iiams@tequesta.or , OR AT 345 TEQUESTA DRIVE, TEQUESTA, FLORIDA
33469.
Pursuant to Article XII of the Palm Beach County Charter, the Office of the Inspector General has
jurisdiction to investigate municipal matters, review and audit municipal contracts and other
transactions, and make reports and recommendations to municipal governing bodies based on
such audits, reviews, or investigations. All parties doing business with the Village shall fully
cooperate with the inspector general in the exercise of the inspector general's functions,
authority, and power. The inspector general has the power to take sworn statements, require
the production of records, and to audit, monitor, investigate and inspect the activities of the
Village, as well as contractors and lobbyists of the Village in order to detect, deter, prevent, and
eradicate fraud, waste, mismanagement, misconduct, and abuses.
"The Village of Tequesta strives to be an inclusive environment. As such, it is the Village's policy
to comply with the requirements of Title II of the American with Disabilities Act of 1990 ("ADA")
by ensuring that the Contractor's [ agreement /bid documents and specifications ] are accessible
to individuals with disabilities. To comply with the ADA, the Contractor shall provide a written
statement indicating that all [ agreement /bid documents and specifications], from Contractor,
including files, images, graphics, text, audio, video, and multimedia, shall be provided in a format
that ultimately conforms to the Level AA Success Criteria and Conformance Requirements of the
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 (Dec. 11, 2008) ("WCAG 2.0 Level AA"), published by
the World Wide Web Consortium ("W3C"), Web Accessibility Initiative ("WAI"), available at
www.w3.org/TR/WCAG/."