A. Small purchases of supplies and services are most effectively made using minimal procurement processes. In the procurement rules, the chief procurement officer and city engineer, in their respective areas of authority, may define small purchases in various areas of procurement by establishing maximum dollar amounts for these purchases. The procurement rules shall prescribe minimal and expeditious processes to use when making these purchases.
B. Minimal or insignificant purchases of supplies and services are most effectively made without using solicitation processes. In the procurement rules, the chief procurement officer and city engineer, in their respective areas of authority, may define these purchases by establishing maximum dollar amounts for these purchases. The procurement rules shall establish minimal operational procedures to control and account for these purchases. (Ord. 64-97 § 2, 1997)