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 Akron
 Code of Ordinances
 CHARTER OF THE CITY OF AKRON, OHIO
 DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE

  § 95. PURCHASING AGENT; BOARD OF CONTROL.

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  • (a)

    Purchasing Agent. The Purchasing Agent, under the supervision of the Director of Finance, shall purchase all material, equipment, and supplies for the City, according to specifications furnished by the Mayor, and, before approval of invoices therefor, inspect the same upon delivery to determine quantity and conformity to specifications.

    Subject to the authority of the Council, he shall sell real and personal property of the City not needed for public use or condemned as useless by the director of a department.

    No material, equipment, or supplies shall be purchased for a department unless there is to its credit an available and uncommitted balance sufficient to pay for the same.

    In making purchases, opportunity for competition among suppliers shall be given, and rules and regulations therefor may be prescribed by Council. Each order of purchase or sale shall be approved and countersigned by the Director of Finance, and monthly reports of purchases shall be submitted to him.

    Contracts for material, services, equipment, and supplies in excess of fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) shall be authorized by Council and awarded to the lowest and best responsible bidder, after public advertisement.

    No contract, agreement, or other obligation involving the expenditure of money shall be entered into, nor shall be lawful, unless the Director shall certify thereon that there is an unencumbered balance in the Treasury to the credit of the fund from which it is to be drawn, sufficient to discharge the contract, agreement, or obligation.

    (b)

    Board of Control. There is hereby established a Board of Control, which shall consist of the Mayor or his designated deputy, the Directors of Law, Finance, and Public Service, the President of Council, and the Chairman of the Finance Committee of Council or their designees. The Director of Public Service or his designee shall act as chairman thereof and shall maintain a record of its proceedings in his office.

    No contract in excess of five thousand dollars ($5,000) shall be awarded except upon the approval of the Board of Control.

    (Approved by voters Nov. 4, 1975)

(Amendment adopted by electorate 11-6-79; Amendment adopted by electorate 11-4-80; Amendment adopted by electorate 11-7-00)