(A) The Village Manager shall act as purchasing agent for all village offices and departments. The Manager may delegate some or all of the duties as purchasing agent to another officer or employee; provided, that such delegation shall not relieve the Manager of the responsibility for the property conduct of those duties.
(B) (1) The Village Manager shall have the authority to purchase any product or service the cost of which does not exceed an amount as determined from time to time by Council resolution; provided, that funds have been appropriated.
(2) The cost of the product or service shall not exceed the unencumbered balance of the appropriation for that account. Except as herein after provided, the Village Manager shall not purchase any product or service the cost of which exceeds the above dollar amount without prior approval of the Village Council. The Village Manager may promulgate rules governing the purchase of products or services.
(C) The Village Manager shall have the authority to purchase any product or service regardless of its costs when such purchase is necessitated by an emergency condition. EMERGENCY CONDITION is defined to mean any event which presents an imminent threat to the public health or safety or any event which would result in the disruption of a village service which is essential to the public health or safety.
(2005 Code, § 2.006) (Ord. 2-99, passed 4-22-1999)