(A) The provisions of the State Competitive Public Bidding Act of 1974, 61 O.S. §§ 101 et seq., are incorporated into this section as if fully restated herein. The Town Board of Trustees shall contract for and purchase, or issue purchase authorization for, all supplies, material and equipment for the operation of the municipal government. For contracts involving amounts in excess of $50,000, the Town Board of Trustees shall submit the contracts to competitive public bidding pursuant to the procedure prescribed by the State Competitive Public Bidding Act.
(B) The Town Board of Trustees may purchase, or authorize the purchase of, the following without giving an opportunity for competitive public bidding:
(1) Supplies, materials, equipment, or contractual services of a nonprofessional nature, the cost of which does not exceed $50,000;
(2) Supplies, materials, equipment, or contractual services which can be furnished only by a single dealer, or which has a uniform price wherever bought;
(3) Supplies, materials, equipment, or contractual services purchased from another unit of government at a price deemed below that obtainable from private dealers (including war surplus);
(4) Contractual services (gas, electricity, telephone service, and the like) purchased from a public utility corporation, commission, or other government authority; or
(5) Contractual services of a professional nature such as engineering, legal, architectural, and medical services, subject to other policies adopted by the Town Board of Trustees governing procurement.
(C) The Town Clerk/Treasurer is hereby designated as the Municipal Purchasing Agent, and is authorized to issue purchase orders for the purpose of obtaining supplies, materials, and equipment or contractual services that do not exceed the maximum amount allowed by state law in a single transaction.
(D) Subject to the provisions of state law and this section, surplus or obsolete supplies, materials, or equipment belonging to the town may be sold by the Town Board of Trustees.
(E) No such sale of surplus or obsolete supplies, materials, or equipment shall be made under this section until the Town Board of Trustees has declared the supplies, materials, and equipment involved to be surplus or obsolete.
(Prior Code, Ch. 7, Art. 1, § 1)