§ 802. County purchasing policies and practices.

The Chief Administrative Officer shall be the County Purchasing Agent and shall have the following purchasing functions which he or she may delegate to a Deputy Purchasing Agent in his or her office and under his or her supervision:

(a)

The making of all purchases, leases and contracts for all public works and services, and for all supplies, material and equipment for all offices, departments, institutions, boards, commissions and other agencies of the County government for which payment is to be made out of County funds.

(b)

If recommended by the Executive and approved by legislative act of the Council, the establishment and operation of a County warehouse for County supplies, material and equipment and the maintenance of a sufficient stock of stable commodities to meet the requirements of the County government.

(c)

The development and operation of a uniform and modern system of property accounting and stores control based upon perpetual inventory.

(d)

The establishment, after consultation with the appropriate County officials, of suitable specifications and standards for all supplies, materials and equipment to be purchased and the inspection of all deliveries to determine compliance with such specifications and standards.

(e)

The establishment and maintenance of a system of requisitions and receipts covering the furnishing of supplies, materials and equipment to the various offices, department, institutions, boards, commissions and other agencies of the County.

(f)

The establishment, with the approval of the Executive and by legislative act of the Council, of reasonable rules and regulations governing emergency purchases and contracts and those involving material, equipment or services of an unusual or noncompetitive nature which shall not be subject to competitive bidding.

(g)

The sale of surplus, old and waste supplies, materials and equipment of the County, or the transfer of the same between offices, departments or other agencies of the County government.

(h)

The making of purchases for a stores revolving fund, which the Council is hereby authorized to establish, and of making sales from the stores to using agencies of the County.

Editor's note

An amendment § 802 proposed by Res. Nos. 125 and 126, 1996 was approved by an election held Nov. 5, 1996, and became effective Dec. 5, 1996.