Emergency purchases may be made by an person or official herein authorized to sign requisitions when: (a) The Board of Supervisors or an official designated by ordinance has proclaimed a local emergency, pursuant to Government Code § 8630 (or any successor statute); or (b) Such item or items are immediately necessary for the preservation of life or property; or (c) The Purchasing Agent or any deputy or assistant authorized to make purchases is not immediately available, and the item or items are immediately necessary for continued operation of the entity, and undue delay would cause substantial loss to the County.
Such emergency purchases shall be subsequently approved and confirmed by the Purchasing Agent. If the Purchasing Agent refuses such confirmation, the Board of Supervisors may subsequently approve and confirm such purchase by a two-thirds vote of the members present at any of its regular meetings. Unless such purchases are so approved and confirmed by either the Purchasing Agent or the Board of Supervisors, the costs thereof shall not constitute a legal charge against the County but shall constitute a charge against the person making such purchase.
(Ord. 934, passed - -1960; Am. Ord. 4123, passed - -2010)