A. The mayor shall designate a chief procurement officer, who shall be a person with demonstrated ability in public or comparable private procurement, and who shall serve as the city's officer for the purchase of operational supplies and services except as assigned in this code to other departments or divisions. The chief procurement officer shall have the authority to review all actions taken by the city with respect to the procurement of operational supplies and services, and to determine appropriate procurement actions. In addition, the chief procurement officer shall have the following duties:
1. Procure or supervise the procurement of all operational supplies and services needed by the city or any of its departments or divisions in accordance with this chapter; and
2. Propose rules for adoption by the mayor to govern the management and operation of the city's purchasing function for all kinds of supplies and services, except that rules relating to construction related supplies and services shall be proposed by the city engineer, and shall be approved by both the city engineer and the chief procurement officer prior to adoption by the mayor.
B. The city engineer is the city's officer for the purchase of construction related supplies and services except as assigned in this code to other departments or divisions. The city engineer shall have the authority to review all actions taken by the city with respect to the procurement of construction related supplies and services, and to determine appropriate procurement actions. In addition, the city engineer shall have the following duties under this chapter:
1. Procure or supervise the procurement of construction related supplies and services needed by the city or any of its departments or divisions in accordance with this chapter; and
2. Propose rules relating to the management and operation of the city's purchasing function for construction related supplies and services, which shall be approved by both the city engineer and the chief procurement officer prior to adoption by the mayor. (Ord. 64-97 § 2, 1997)