The City Manager shall be responsible for the purchase and sale of all city property. Comparative prices shall be obtained for the purchase or sale of all materials, supplies and public improvements except (a) in the employment of professional services and (b) when the City Manager (or the Commission as hereinafter provided) shall determine that no advantage to the city would result.
In all sales or purchases in excess of two thousand dollars, (a) the sale or purchase shall be approved by the Commission (b) formal sealed bids shall be obtained unless the Commission by formal unanimous resolution of those present at the meeting, based upon the written recommendations of the City Manager, determines that no advantage to the city would result from competitive bidding, and (c) the requirements of Section 13.2 shall be complied with. No sale or purchase shall be divided for the purpose of circumventing the dollar value limitation contained in this section. The Commission may authorize the making of public improvements or the performance of any other city work by any city agency without competitive bidding.
Purchases shall be made from the lowest competent bidder meeting specifications; sales shall be made to the bidder whose bid is most advantageous to the city.
All purchases and sales shall be evidenced by written contract or purchase order.
The purchase and sale of all city property shall be subject to the provisions of Section 5.13.
Detailed purchasing, sale and contract procedures shall be established by ordinance.
The city may not sell any park, cemetery or any part thereof except in accordance with restrictions placed thereon by statute.
The city may not lease, purchase or sell any real estate or any interest therein except by the affirmative vote of four members of the commission.
(Amended 8-5-80)