CHAPTER 32: FINANCE AND REVENUE
Section
Purchasing
   32.01   Purchasing agent
   32.02   Unlawful purchases
   32.03   Additional duties
   32.04   Requisitions
   32.05   Purchases
   32.06   Notice inviting bids; publication
   32.07   Scope of notices
   32.08   Bid deposits or surety
   32.09   Bid opening procedure
   32.10   Rejection of bids
   32.11   Award of contracts; authority
   32.12   Lowest responsible bidder
   32.13   Award to other than low bidder
   32.14   Tie bids
   32.15   Endorsement of invoice
   32.16   Cooperative purchase plans
   32.17   Sale of obsolete plans
   32.18   Emergency purchases
   32.19   Purchases of $20,000 or more
PURCHASING
§ 32.01 PURCHASING AGENT.
   The Village Superintendent is hereby designated the purchasing agent for the village and it shall be the duty of the purchasing agent to purchase and contract for all supplies, materials, services, equipment, and other items required by any department, board, commission, or agency of the village, subject to the final approval of the Village Council.
(2005 Code, § 7.001) (Ord. 2-80, passed 7-9-1980)
§ 32.02 UNLAWFUL PURCHASES.
    Except as herein provided, it shall be unlawful for any village officer or using agency to order the purchase of any supplies or make any contract within the preview of this subchapter other than through the purchasing agent, or with his or her prior authorization, and the village shall not be bound by any purchase ordered or contract made contrary to the provisions hereof. For the purposes of this subchapter, the terms USING AGENCY includes all departments, boards, commissions, and agencies of the village.
(2005 Code, § 7.002) (Ord. 2-80, passed 7-9-1980) Penalty, see § 10.99
§ 32.03 ADDITIONAL DUTIES.
   In addition to the purchasing authority conferred above and in addition to any other powers and duties conferred by this subchapter, the purchasing agent shall:
   (A)   Act to procure for the village the highest quality in supplies and contractual services at the least expense to the village, and endeavor to obtain as full and open competition as possible on all purchases and sales;
   (B)   Establish rules and regulations for the administration of this subchapter, which rules and regulations shall be effective upon approval by the Village Council;
   (C)   Prescribe and maintain such forms as he or she shall find reasonably necessary to the operation of this subchapter;
   (D)   Endeavor when possible to buy in sufficient and substantial quantities so as to take full advantage of available discounts, and act so as to procure for the village all tax exemptions and discounts to which it is entitled; and
   (E)   Have authority to declare vendors who default on their quotations as irresponsible bidders and to disqualify them from bidding on or receiving any business from the village for a stated period of time.
(2005 Code, § 7.003) (Ord. 2-80, passed 7-9-1980)
§ 32.04 REQUISITIONS.
   (A)   All using agencies, either by or with the authorization of the head of the department under which the using agency operates, shall file with the purchasing agent detailed requisitions of their requirements for supplies, materials, services, and equipment in such manner, at such times and for such future periods as the purchasing agent shall prescribe.
   (B)   The purchasing agent shall examine each requisition and shall have the authority to revise as to quality, quantity, or estimated cost.
(2005 Code, § 7.004) (Ord. 2-80, passed 7-9-1980)
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