(A) Purchases shall be made in accordance with the restrictions on purchases as stated in I.C. 5-22 regarding purchases from the Department of Corrections and purchases of Rehabilitation Center products.
(B) Supplies manufactured in the United States shall be specified for all town purchases and shall be purchased unless the town determines that:
(1) The supplies are not manufactured in the Unites States in reasonably available quantities;
(2) The prices of the supplies manufactured in the United States exceeds by an unreasonable amount the price of available and comparable supplies manufactured elsewhere;
(3) The quality of the supplies manufactured in the United States is substantially less than the quality of comparably priced available supplies manufactured elsewhere; or
(4) The purchase of supplies manufactured in the United States is not in the public interest.
(Ord. 1998-2, passed - -)