The Council may designate an administrative officer of the Village as Purchasing Agent, and he or she shall be responsible for the purchase and sale of all Village property. Comparative prices shall be obtained for the purchase or sale of all materials, supplies and public improvements except:
(a) In the employment of professional services, and
(b) When the Purchasing Agent or the Council as hereinafter provided shall determine that no advantage to the Village would result therefrom.
The Council may authorize the Purchasing Agent to make purchases and sales within a prescribed dollar limit without prior approval of the Council. However, Council may, by resolution, establish the amount over which the Village must enter into a written contract for the purchase of supplies, equipment or other contractual services, and such contract shall be awarded to the lowest competent bidder meeting specification and whose bid is most advantageous to the Village after such public notice and competition as may be prescribed by ordinance. Provided, however;
(a) The Council shall have the power to reject all bids and advertise again,
(b) The Council may forego competitive bidding if, by resolution, it determines that no advantage to the Village will result. The Council may authorize the making of public improvements or the performance of any other Village work by any Village department or agency without competitive bidding.
(Char. eff. June 7, 1954; amend. eff. April 4,1983; further amend. eff. April 6,1987; further amend. eff. November 14, 2018)