A. Negotiate, purchase, and obtain supplies, equipment, and contractual services used by the City in accordance with City and state law, and such rules and regulations as are prescribed by the Director of Finance, subject to the review of the City Manager or by the City Council;

B. Act to procure for the City the needed quality in supplies, equipment, and contractual services, at least expense to the City;

C. Endeavor to obtain as full and open competition as possible on all purchases and sales;

D. Prepare and recommend to the Director of Finance rules, regulations and procedures governing the purchase of supplies, equipment, and services for the City, and amendments thereto as necessary;

E. Keep informed of current developments in the field of purchasing, prices, market conditions, and new products, and secure for the City the benefits of research done in the field of purchasing by other governmental jurisdictions, national technical societies, trade associations having national recognition, and by private businesses and organizations;

F. Prescribe and maintain such standardized contracts, subject to the approval of the City Attorney, and other rules and regulations as are reasonably necessary for the operation of the purchasing system;

G. Prepare and adopt a standard purchasing nomenclature for City departments and suppliers;

H. Exploit the possibilities of various cost-effective purchasing strategies, such as buying “in bulk” and cooperative purchasing, to take full advantage of favorable pricing;

I. Recommend the transfer of surplus or unused supplies and equipment between departments as needed and the sale of all supplies and equipment which cannot be used by any department or which have become unsuitable for City use and the scrapping or surveying of unsalable surplus items;

J. Take such other actions consistent with the provisions of this chapter, all other applicable laws, and current good purchasing practices that are reasonable and appropriate to effectively operate the City’s centralized purchasing system;

K. Control and supervise all existing and future storerooms and warehouses of regularly purchased City supplies and equipment. (Ord. 3400 § 1, 2017; Ord. 2899 § 1, 2003; Ord. 2766 § 1, 1998).