§ 3.04.060. Emergency purchases.  


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  • In case of actual emergency any agency may purchase directly any supplies, materials, equipment or contractual services when immediate procurement is essential to the health or the safety of the people or their property. The head of such agency shall send to the purchasing department a requisition and a copy of the delivery record together with a full written explanation of the circumstances of the emergency, which shall be filed by the purchasing department as a permanent and public record of the purchase. The city purchasing agent shall, by rules and regulations, prescribe the procedure under which such emergency purchases may be made, subject to the approval of the mayor and city council.

(Prior revision § 2-69)