§ 4-101. DUTIES OF PURCHASING MANAGER.

(a)

The Purchasing Manager, under the supervision and direction of the City Manager shall be the officer in charge of the purchasing function and shall have general charge of purchases of materials, supplies, equipment, services, and/or public works construction for the use of all departments and branches of the city government, except where otherwise provided by state law or this Code.

(b)

The Purchasing Manager shall be authorized to develop, customize, and utilize forms and procedures for competitive bidding, Requests for Proposals, and other procurement methods.

(c)

Upon receipt of a requisition filed pursuant to Section 4-105 and provided competitive bidding is not required, and the officer filing such requisition is authorized to purchase such materials, supplies, equipment, services, and/or public works construction, and an appropriation has been made therefor which has not been exhausted, it shall be the duty of the Purchasing Manager to purchase the materials, supplies, equipment, services, and/or public works construction of the same or comparable kind and quality as described in such requisition.

(d)

Except for professional consulting services as provided in Section 4-109, it shall be the duty of the Purchasing Manager, in purchasing for the use of the city, to use his or her best efforts to secure the lowest price for materials, supplies, equipment, services and/or public works construction, by calling for bids from providers, either verbally, by telephone or in writing, or may give notice to providers generally by one publication in a newspaper published in the city.

(Rep. and Added Ord. 5649, 1959; Am. Ord. 71-56, 1971; Am. Ord. 96-71, § 1, eff. 12-13-96; Am. Ord. 2002-25, § 1, eff. 6-16-02; Am. Ord. 2007-96, § 3, eff. 1-19-08).