3.65.040 Purchasing director – Duties.
A. The city manager shall be designated as purchasing director.
B. The city manager may delegate to department directors portions of these responsibilities as they relate to purchasing as set forth above. The city manager is specifically authorized to delegate contracting authority to bind the city for all legal purposes as follows:
1. The assistant city manager or deputy city manager is authorized to execute contracts for the departments he/she is responsible for provided the costs of such agreements are authorized in the current budget.
2. Department directors are authorized to execute contracts in amounts of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) or less, provided the costs of such agreements are authorized in the current budget.
C. The purchasing director, or the purchasing director’s designee, shall:
1. Maintain sufficient documentation of all purchase transactions to provide evidence of compliance with the requirements of state and federal law, and the provisions of this code;
2. Approve or deny all purchase requests and shall report to the council on any purchase requiring council approval;
3. Have the authority to resolve solicitation and contract award protests.
D. No purchase or contract for services of any kind or description, payment for which is to be made from funds of the city, shall be made by the purchasing director, or any officer, employee or agent of the city, except in the manner set forth in this chapter, and unless said purchase is in accordance with the adopted city budget. [Ord. 22-08 § 1; Res. 21-30; Ord. 21-09 § 2; Ord. 18-09 § 1; Res. 18-24; Code 2004 § 3-212.]