A. The City Council is the only entity of the City of Somerton that has the legal authority to incur financial, legal, and other obligations on behalf of the city, its agencies, employees, and elected officials. To ensure fiscal control, the City Council must approve all contracts or specifically authorize a designated elected or appointed official to enter into contracts as provided in Somerton City Code, § 3-4-4, division I.
B. The City Council has delegated purchasing authority according to certain parameters and subject to the procedures outlined herein. Variations from these general parameters require one of the following:
1. Specific approval of City Council;
2. Specific authority in Arizona Revised Statutes; or
3. The City Manager may approve emergency or field expediency purchases to personnel in other city departments, as specified in Subarticle VIII below, provided the delegation is limited, specific, and subject to immediate revocation.
(Res. 2008-011, passed 2-19-2008)