The city council, city manager, or purchasing agent, at their prescribed authorization levels within this chapter, shall have the authority to join with other public and quasi-public agencies in cooperative purchasing plans or programs for the purchase of supplies, services and/or equipment by contract, arrangement, or agreement as allowed by law, provided the city council, city manager, or purchasing agent, at their prescribed authorization levels within this chapter, determines that participation is in the city's best interests and the administering agency has made its purchases in a competitive manner. In addition, the city council, city manager, or purchasing agent, at their prescribed authorization levels, may buy directly from a vendor at a price established by another public agency when the other public agency has made its purchase in a competitive manner.
(Ord. 567-21 Exhibit A, 2021; Ord. 460 § 1 (part), 2011)