All specifications for all items to be purchased are to be drafted by the Mayor, who shall act as Purchasing Agent with the aid and advice of department heads. All such specifications are to be in writing and submitted to the City Clerk and to be advertised in either the official newspaper of the city, a newspaper of general circulation in the area, or in a publication suitable for the particular type of bid advertisement, subject to the discretion of the Mayor. Such advertisement for bids shall specify that all bids are to be opened in public on the date and time set forth in the advertisement.
(‘68 Code, § 2-302) (Ord. 128.1, passed 11-12-57; Am. Ord. 857, passed 4-17-17)