The purchasing officer shall be the city manager or his/her designee. The purchasing officer shall direct and supervise the city’s purchasing program. The purchasing officer shall endeavor to obtain as full and open a competition as possible on all purchases. The purchasing officer shall establish methods and procedures for the efficient and economical functioning of the purchasing program.
The purchasing officer shall have authority to do the following:
1. Enter into any contract permitted by law, including, but not limited to, supplies, equipment, service contracts, required by any department of the city in accordance with the purchasing procedures prescribed by this chapter, such administrative regulations as the purchasing officer shall adopt, and such other rules and regulations as shall be prescribed by the city council;
2. Maintain when feasible full and open competition among bidders on all purchases;
3. Prepare, recommend and implement rules governing the purchase of supplies, equipment and services for the city and recommend revisions and amendments where applicable;
4. Keep informed of current developments in the field of purchasing, prices, market conditions and new products;
5. Prescribe and maintain such forms as are reasonably necessary to the operation of this chapter and other rules and regulations;
6. Recommend the transfer of surplus or unused supplies and equipment between departments as needed and the sale of all supplies and equipment which cannot be used by any department or which become unsuitable for city use; and
7. Maintain a vendor’s list, vendor’s catalog file and records needed for the efficient operation of the purchasing division. (Ord. 2021-06-1524 § 2 (part))