Under emergency conditions, where there exists a threat to public health, welfare, safety or property, the financial officer, or in his/her absence the mayor or member of town council, or in the inability to contact any of those individuals, the department head in charge of the affected area, may make or authorize an emergency procurement, beyond his/her authority, with or without bids. However, any emergency procurement shall be made with as much competition as practical under the circumstances. A written determination of the basis for the emergency and for the selection of the particular vendor/contractor for the purchase shall be submitted thereafter by the individual authorizing procurement, to the mayor and town council to be reviewed and the emergency confirmed. (Ord. 99-01, 2-5-1999)