A. Collusion Among Bidders: Any agreement or collusion among bidders or prospective bidders to either buy or sell, in restraint of freedom of competition, be it an agreement to bid a fixed price, or otherwise, shall render the bids of such bidders void and subject them to possible exclusion from future bidding with the city as determined by the mayor to be in the best interest of the city.
B. Purchasing Procedures: No officer or employee of the city shall make any purchase for or on behalf of the city of any material, goods, wares or supplies of any kind whatsoever except through purchasing procedures as specified in this chapter. It shall be a breach of duty on the part of any officer or employee of the city to make any purchase in any manner other than through specified purchasing procedures. If such purchases are made, the city shall not be bound and such officer or employee shall be personally responsible for payment. However, the provisions of this section shall not apply to emergency purchases and other purchases as provided for in this chapter.
C. Disclosure Of Formal Bid Contents: Any disclosure in advance of the opening of bids, of any information contained in the sealed or formal bid, made or permitted by a city officer or employee may render each bid void either by the city or the parties submitting bids. Appropriate disciplinary action shall be taken against both the persons revealing the information and the persons using the information. Notwithstanding anything in this chapter to the contrary, all bids submitted by bidders taking advantage of any information revealed contrary to this section shall at once become null and void.
D. Personal Purchases: Other purchases of supplies or equipment for personal use shall not be permitted and shall be cause for disciplinary action. (Ord. 14-28, 2014)