Article VII. City Purchasing Agent.
Sec. 131. Election; term.
There shall be elected by the city council a city purchasing agent
for a term of two years who shall be removable at the discretion
of the council. (Code 1932, § 63.)
Sec. 132. Powers and duties generally.
The city purchasing agent shall make purchases of every kind
and character necessary, for or on behalf of the city. He shall
perform such other duties as may be required of him by the council.
(Id., §§ 64, 69.)
Sec. 133. Purchases made only upon agent's order; exception.
No purchases shall be made except upon the written order of the
purchasing agent, or his duly authorized agent, except when specially
authorized by the council, or as otherwise provided by law.
(Id., § 64.)
Sec. 134. Requisitions for supplies; forms; approval.
All officers or department heads of the city, or other persons in
the employ of the city, entitled to and needing materials, supplies,
printing or other articles of merchandise or equipment in the operation
of their respective departments and for the transaction of
the business of the city shall make requisition for the same to the
city purchasing agent on such forms and in such manner and at
such time as the city purchasing agent may prescribe, and all such
requisitions must be approved by the city manager. (Id., § 65.)
As to city manager supervising necessary purchases for heads of departments,
see § 75 of this chapter.
Sec. 135. Sufficient appropriation necessary to furnishing
supplies.
The city purchasing agent shall not furnish any supplies for any
department of the city unless there be to the credit of such department
on the books of the director of finance an available appropriation
sufficient to pay for such supplies. (Id., § 66; Ord. Sept. 21,
1936.)
Sec. 136. Bids for purchases in excess of one hundred
dollars; specifications to bidders.
Before making any purchase in an amount in excess of one hundred
dollars, the city purchasing agent shall, when practicable, give
notice for bids. Whenever practicable, the city purchasing agent
shall furnish standard specifications to the bidders. (Id.)
Sec. 137. Sales of material and personal property.
It shall be the duty of the city purchasing agent to make sales of
material or personal property of the city, authorized to be sold, and
he shall keep an accurate account thereof in his office, from which
he shall report in detail such sales to the director of finance and all
moneys derived from the sale of such property, so far as practicable,
shall be collected by the director of finance. (Code 1932,
§ 67.)
Sec. 138. Signing contracts covering purchases and sales.
The city purchasing agent shall sign all contracts covering purchases
or sales of supplies which he is authorized to make, except
as otherwise provided by the council. (Id., § 68.)
