(A) There is hereby established pursuant to IC 36-4-9-4 the Department of Purchasing. The head of the Purchasing Department shall be the Purchasing Agent for the city and shall be appointed by the Mayor.
(`74 Code, § 11-1(a))
(B) The head of the Purchasing Department shall:
(1) Assume the duties, powers and responsibilities assigned to a Purchasing Agent in IC 5-22-2 and to a disposing agent in IC 36-1-11.
(2) Act as the sole agent in obtaining materials, supplies, equipment or contractual services for all city departments and divisions, city-operated utility, or any board, commissioner, officer or person otherwise empowered by law to make purchases of materials, equipment, goods, supplies and property of whatever description, except the Board of Works for the city. Any such department or division shall requisition such materials, supplies, equipment or services from the Purchasing Agent who shall, upon determining that appropriations are available for such purposes, acquire the items requisitioned in accordance with public purchase law. All contracts of purchase shall be made in the name of the city department or division and be subject to the approval of the department or division.
(3) Establish such purchasing and contractual procedures as may best be suited to obtain the greatest economic value to the city.
(4) Prepare specifications and notice to bidders and see that the required notices are published, where bidding and publication of notice are required by law.
(5) Cooperate and consult with the controller for the purpose of ensuring that adequate funds are available prior to making necessary purchases and acquisitions to assure they are within the limits of the budget appropriations of the department or division in need of the material.
(6) Act as the agent of any executive department to sell or exchange any personal property ordered to be sold by a city department or division in accordance with procedures prescribed by law.
(C) Pursuant to IC 5-22, supplies manufactured in the United States shall be specified for all purchases and shall be purchased unless determined:
(1) The supplies are not manufactured in the United States in a reasonably available quantity;
(2) The price 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.
(`74 Code, § 11-1(b))
(Ord. G-10-80, passed 6-24-80; Am. Ord. G-17-85, passed 6-25-85; Am. Ord. G-28-89, passed 12-26-89; Am. Ord. G-13-93, passed 3-23-93; Ord. S-79-98, passed 8-25-98)