A. The head of Purchase and Supplies shall be a member of the Classified Service and shall be appointed by the Mayor with the approval of the City Council. This person shall be responsible for the purchase and distribution of all supplies, materials, and equipment needed by the City.
B. No purchase may be made by the City unless the chief finance officer advises that there is an unencumbered balance in the appropriation against which the purchase is to be charged to pay for the purchase.
C. The City shall, by ordinance, establish procedures to protect the interests of the City and to assure fairness in procuring property and services. The ordinance shall require competitive bidding for purchases and contracts but there may be cases clearly defined in the ordinance, in which competitive bidding is not required. The ordinance shall define “lowest responsible bidder.”
D. The head of Purchase and Supplies shall be responsible for the sale, lease and transfer in the ordinary course of City operations all personal property of the City which is unsuitable for continued use.
E. The City shall, by ordinance, establish procedures to protect the interests of the City and to assure fairness in disposing of personal property. The ordinance shall require competitive bidding for all sales, leases and transfers but there may be cases, clearly defined in the ordinance, in which competitive bidding is not required. The ordinance shall define the dispositions of public property which are not in the ordinary course of City operations and shall provide a procedure for such dispositions.
F. The provisions of this section do not apply to the Board of Hospital Managers.
(Adopted by the electorate, 11-5-1974)