§ 2-41. County procurement director—Competitive procurement; delegation of authority; other officers designated as county procurement agents for certain purposes.

(a)

All goods, services, insurance, and construction for all county departments, the public school system, and the department of social services or community services board shall, unless otherwise provided in this article or applicable law, be procured through competitive centralized procurement administered by the county procurement director. The county procurement director is authorized to delegate his authority.

(b)

The director of food services for the county school board is the county's procurement agent for procuring food supplies for county schools and school system related functions.

(c)

Every department shall request its goods, services, insurance, and construction from the county procurement director on requisitions prescribed by the county procurement director, and departments shall be charged for such procurement.

(d)

The designation "county" as used in this article includes all county departments, the county's public schools and school board, and other entities for which the county procurement director acts as procurement agent, as the context may require.

(Code 1978, §§ 2-35, 2-36; Ord. of 9-16-15(2), § 1; Ord. of 9-27-17(3), § 1)

Editor's note— Ord. of 9-27-17(3), § 1, amended § 2-41 to read as set out herein. Previously § 2-41 was titled "County purchasing director—Competitive purchasing; delegation of authority; other officers designated as county purchasing agents for certain purposes."

(Code 1978, §§ 2-35, 2-36; Ord. of 9-16-15(2), § 1; Ord. of 9-27-17(3), § 1)

Editor's note

Ord. of 9-27-17(3), § 1, amended § 2-41 to read as set out herein. Previously § 2-41 was titled "County purchasing director—Competitive purchasing; delegation of authority; other officers designated as county purchasing agents for certain purposes."