The City Manager shall be designated as the Purchasing Officer. The City Manager may delegate his or her authority as Purchasing Officer to another city employee. Such designation must be made in writing and specifically delegate to that person the responsibility of Purchasing Officer under this chapter. The Purchasing Officer shall have authority to:
(A) Purchase or contract for supplies, equipment and services required by city in accordance with purchasing procedures prescribed by this chapter, any administrative regulations as the Purchasing Officer may adopt, and any requirement as shall be prescribed by state or federal funding agencies;
(B) Negotiate and recommend execution of contracts for the purchase of supplies, equipment and services at least expense to the city;
(C) Act to procure for the city the needed quality in supplies, equipment and services at least expense to the city;
(D) Discourage uniform bidding and endeavor to obtain as full and open competition as possible on purchases;
(E) Prepare and recommend to the City Council revisions and amendments to the Purchasing Ordinance;
(F) Prescribe and maintain the forms as are reasonably necessary to the operation of this chapter and other rules and regulations and state laws:
(G) Supervise the inspection of all supplies, equipment and services purchased to ensure conformance with specifications; and
(H) Maintain a bidders' list, vendors catalog file, and records needed for the efficient operation of the Purchasing System.
(Ord. 15-100, passed 2-11-2015)