(A) The Town Council is designated as the purchasing agency for the town.
(B) The purchasing agency shall have all the powers and duties authorized under I.C. 522, as may be supplemented from time to time by ordinances adopted by the Town Council and policies adopted by the purchasing agency.
(C) The purchasing agency shall act as the purchasing agency for every agency, board, office, branch, bureau, commission, council, department or other establishment of the town. The Town Council, the Clerk-Treasurer, and the Town Manager shall act as purchasing agents for that office or department.
(D) Publication of notices. All public notices required pursuant to the provisions of I.C. 5-22 and I.C. 5-3 shall be published in the Greenfield Daily Reporter.
(E) Purchasing authority. The Town Manager is hereby granted purchasing authority for purchases up to $5,000 without having to seek Council approval. Department heads are hereby granted purchasing authority for purchases up to $2,000 without having to seek Council approval.
(F) Emergency purchases. The Town Manager and/or department heads may make expenditures in excess of their authorized spending authority in case of emergency. In such situations, the Town Manager shall immediately report the nature and extent of any emergency expenditure exceeding the spending authority of the Town Manager to the then current Town Council President as early as possible, but no later than one working day after the expenditure has been made. Department heads shall immediately report the nature and extent of any emergency expenditure exceeding their spending authority to the Town Manager as soon as possible, but no later than one working day after the expenditure has been made.
(Ord. 071598, passed - -; Am. Ord. 060317, passed 6-3-2017)