(A) The City Administrator or an officer of the city designated by the City Administrator, with approval of Council, shall be the Purchasing Agent for the city.
(B) He shall be responsible for:
(1) The purchase of supplies, materials and equipment and contractual services required by any office, department or agency of the city government.
(2) The storage and distribution of all supplies, materials, and equipment required by an office, department or agency of the city government.
(3) Establishing written specifications, whenever practicable, for supplies, materials, and equipment required by an office, department, or agency of the city government. Such specifications shall be definite and certain and shall permit of competition.
(4) Maintaining, whenever practicable, a perpetual inventory record of all materials, supplies, or equipment stores in storerooms or warehouses.
(5) Soliciting and maintaining an up-to-date list of qualified suppliers who have requested their names be added to a “bidders list”. The Purchasing Agent shall have authority to remove temporarily the names of vendors who have defaulted on their quotations, attempted to defraud the city or who have failed to meet established specifications or delivery dates.
(6) Obtaining as full and open competition as possible on all purchases, contracts, and sales.
(‘88 Code, § 8.401) (Am. Ord. passed - - ; Am. Ord. 00-12-01, passed 12-19-00)