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Chapter
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Purchasing Code |
Sec. 7.10. Authority of
the Director of Purchasing
and Materials Management
A. Principal
Contracting Officer. The Director shall serve as the central
procurement officer of the City and shall have the authority to
award contracts with a dollar amount up to and including
fifty-thousand dollars ($50,000); contracts in excess of said
amount shall be presented to City Council for final award. The
Director shall have the authority to sell, trade, donate, destroy,
transfer or otherwise dispose of surplus supplies or other
property regardless of dollar amount, with records of such
dispositions maintained in the Property Control Office. The
Director shall also have the authority to participate in
cooperative purchasing when such is deemed to be in the best
interests of the City.
B. Power
to Adopt Internal Operational Procedures. Consistent with the
provisions of this Code, the Director shall adopt operational
procedures governing the internal functions of the Bureau of
Purchasing and Materials Management.
C. Procedure.
Subject to review and approval by the Chief Administrative
Officer, the Director shall adopt operational procedures outlining
forms and procedures to be utilized by the various using agencies.
D. Duties.
Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Code, the
Director shall:
1. Procure
or supervise the procurement of all supplies, services, or other
items as needed by the City except as otherwise provided in this
Chapter.
2. Exercise
supervision and control over inventories of supply belonging to
the City.
3. Sell,
trade, donate, destroy, transfer or otherwise dispose of surplus
property belonging to the City.
4. Establish
and maintain programs for the inspection, testing and acceptance
of supplies, services, etc.
5. Establish
and maintain a program for the development and usage of standard
specifications for supplies and services, etc.
6. Determine
the lowest or highest responsible and responsive bidder/proposer,
as the case may be.
(Ord. of 7-18-1988, Doc.
#22235; Ord. of 7-8-1996, Doc. #29463; Ord. of 12-13-1999, § 1,
Doc. #32494)
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