§ 2.36.030. Specific duties.

The purchasing agent shall:

(1)

Purchase for the county and its offices, pursuant to subdivision (8), all supplies (except for election supplies), furnishings, materials, equipment, livestock and other personal property of whatever kind and nature, and except in cases of emergency as set out in Section 2.36.040, no purchase of personal property by any person other than the purchasing agent shall be binding upon the county or constitute a lawful charge against any county funds;

(2)

Rent for the county and its offices, furnishings, equipment and livestock, excepting, however, road equipment which the road commissioner is authorized by law to rent;

(3)

Negotiate and execute in the name of the county all equipment service contracts and lease purchase agreements of personal property;

(4)

Negotiate and execute in the name of the county as lessee, rental of real property which the county may require except as otherwise provided in this code;

(5)

Sell, salvage, destroy, or otherwise dispose of any personal property belonging to the county and found by the board of supervisors not to be required for public use, or he may when purchasing personal property accept advantageous trade-in allowances for such property not further required for public use;

(6)

Engage independent contractors to perform sundry services for the county and its offices thereof with or without the furnishings of material within the monetary limits specified in Section 25502.5 of the Government Codes as hereafter amended; provided, however, this does not apply to contracts to print legal briefs or legal notices, contractors for court reporters' services or transcribers, contracts for election supplies, contracts for expert services to be rendered to the offices of county counsel, district attorney or sheriff, contracts for consultant or other experts employed directly by the board of supervisors, or contracts for other services which by law some other officer or body is specifically charged with obtaining;

(7)

Contract on behalf of the county, and county officer or department, or any district or court of the county for special services as permitted by Government Code Section 31000 within the monetary limits specified in Government Code Section 25502.5 as hereafter amended;

(8)

Engage independent contractors to construct, repair, paint or furnish any building or structure enumerated in Section 20121 of the Public Contract Code within the monetary limits specified in Public Contract Code Section 20131 as hereafter amended;

(9)

Acquire by formal or informal competitive bidding, supplies (except for election supplies), equipment, furnishings, livestock, and other personal property where it is determined the expenditure will not exceed twenty-five thousand dollars for a class of commodities normally obtained from the same source of supply. If it is determined the annual expenditure could exceed twenty-five thousand dollars, the purchasing agent shall issue invitation for formal sealed bids with award made in contract form. If it is determined by the purchasing agent and substantiated by the requisitioning department that there is only one source of supply or that there are necessary restrictions in specifications, or that emergency or hardship to the county would result by delay, the purchasing agent may, without notice, advertisement or the securing of competitive bids or quotations, make any purchase of personal property;

(10)

When specifically authorized by law, purchase for the superintendent of schools or other public officer or agency personal property;

(11)

When specifically authorized by law, sell or dispose of personal property of any special district and pay the proceeds thereof into the treasury of the district, or if any exchange of trade is made, return the proceeds to the special district;

(12)

Originate and prepare at time of purchase or other acquisition by the county, records, on approved form, of equipment items subject to inventory and shall forward records to such department as the board of supervisors shall designate to maintain physical inventory records. Such records shall specifically show description, value, and location of the various items;

(13)

Perform such other services as the board of supervisors may from time to time by resolution require;

(14)

Engage independent contractors to perform work upon the county roads with or without the furnishing of materials within the monetary limits specified in Public Contract Code Section 20394 as hereafter amended;

(15)

The purchasing agent, or his/her designee, is authorized to utilize the informal bidding procedures set forth in the Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Act (California Public Contract Code Section 22000 et seq.) for any public project qualifying thereunder, within the limits established under Public Contract Code Section 22032, as amended from time to time, or as such amounts have been adjusted by the state controller in accordance with Public Contract Code Section 22020.

(Ord. 2925 § 1, 2000; Ord. 2904 § 1, 2000; Ord. 2500 § 1, 1991: Ord. 2470 § 1, 1990; Ord. 2329 § 1, 1987; Ord. 1998 § 1, 1980: Ord. 1404, 1974; Ord. 1191 §§ 1, 2, 1971: Ord. 699 § 2, 1963: prior code § 3-019.2)

(Ord. No. 3277, § 1, 12-16-14)