Purchases of supplies, equipment, and contractual services, as well as sales of personal property having an estimated value under $25,000.00 may be made by the purchasing officer in the open market without observing the formal contract procedures prescribed in Chapter 3.20.
(Prior code § 2.98 (Ord. 669, Ord. 1063, Ord. 1979 §1)(Ord. 2433 §1)