A. The Budget Office is abolished. The County Clerk/Auditor is appointed as the Budget Officer. The County Commission shall appoint an individual to serve as County Budget Officer from time to time as they see fit. The County Clerk/Auditor is assigned accounting services as set forth in Utah Code section 17-19a-205.
B. Each elected official and department head is hereby appointed as a Purchasing Agent for the budgets over which they have authority. A Purchasing Agent is authorized to make expenditures and encumbrances of County funds, negotiate contracts, execute contracts to the extent allowed under KCC 1-12-6, and generally oversee a County budget that has been assigned to them. A Purchasing Agent may also delegate the authority to make expenditures and encumbrances of County funds that are less than fifty dollars ($50.00). Any employee making a purchase of fifty dollars ($50.00) or more must have pre- approval from a Purchasing Agent, as determined by the Purchasing Agent. Any employee is authorized to expend funds in excess of fifty dollars ($50.00) if it is in conjunction with approved travel and complies with county policy regarding reimbursement of travel related expenses as set forth in the Kane County Employee Handbook. (Ord. O-2018-8, 7-23-2018; amd. Ord. 2021-06, 2-9-2021; Ord. O-2021-14, 5-25-2021)