A. 
The Council shall designate an administrative officer of the City in charge of purchasing, and he shall be responsible for the purchase and sale of all City property. Comparative prices shall be obtained for the purchase or sale of all materials, supplies and public improvements except in the employment of professional services and when the Purchasing Officer (or the Council as hereinafter provided) shall determine that no advantage to the City would result therefrom.
B. 
The Council may authorize a Purchasing Officer to make purchases and sales in amounts not in excess of $500, without prior approval of the Council. In all sales or purchases in excess of $500, and not in excess of $3,000, the sale or purchase shall be first approved by the Council. In all sales and purchases in excess of $3,000, the sale or purchase shall be first approved by the Council and formal sealed bids shall be obtained. No sale or purchase shall be divided for the purpose of circumventing the dollar value limitation contained in this section. The Council may authorize the making of public improvements or the performance of any other City work by any City department or agency without competitive bidding.
C. 
Purchases shall be made from the lowest competent bidder meeting specifications unless the Council shall determine the public interest would be better served by accepting higher bids or rejection of all submitted bids. Insofar as the best interests of the City are served, purchases shall be made from those qualified persons who conduct their business within the City of Rockwood.
D. 
All purchases and sales shall be evidenced by a written purchase order or sales memorandum. The City may not purchase, sell or lease any real estate or any interest therein except by the affirmative vote of five or more members of the Council. The purchase and sale of all City property shall be subject to the provisions of § C-5.11 of this Charter.
E. 
The Council shall, by resolution, establish detailed purchasing, sale and contract procedures not inconsistent with the Charter.
A. 
The authority to contract on behalf of the City is vested in the Council and shall be exercised in accordance with the provisions of statute and of this Charter, provided that purchases and sales be made by the Purchasing Officer subject to the provisions of § C-12.1.
B. 
Any contract or agreement in an amount of $1,000 or more made with form or terms other than the standard City purchase order form shall, before execution, be submitted to the Attorney and his opinion obtained with respect to its form and legality. A copy of all contracts or agreements requiring such opinion shall be filed in the office of the Clerk, together with a copy of the opinion.
C. 
On all jobs for any public work or any public improvement when the plans thereof are required by law to be prepared by a professional engineer, or the total cost thereof exceeds $3,000, each contractor shall be required to file a performance bond as prescribed by the Council, to be approved by the City Attorney, covering labor and material and for the proper completion of the work.
D. 
Before any contract, agreement or purchase order obligating the City to pay an amount of $1,000 or more is executed, the officer responsible for maintaining the City accounts shall first certify that an appropriation has been made for the payment thereof or that sufficient funds will be available if it be for a purpose being financed by the issuance of bonds or by special assessments or for some other purpose not chargeable to a budget appropriation. In the case of a contract or agreement obligating the City for periodic payments in future fiscal years for the furnishing of a continuous service or the leasing of property, such certification need not cover those payments which will be due in future fiscal years, but this exception shall not apply to a contract for the purchase or construction of a public improvement unless such purchase or construction is being financed by an installment contract under authority of § C-10.7. Certification by the Purchasing Officer of the City shall be endorsed on each contract, agreement or purchase order requiring same or shall be filed as an attachment thereto.
E. 
No contract or purchase order shall be subdivided for the purpose of circumventing the dollar value limitations contained in this section.
F. 
No contract shall be amended after the same has been made except upon the authority of the Council, provided that the Purchasing Officer may amend contracts for those purchases and sales made by him under the authority of § C-12.1.
G. 
No compensation shall be paid to any contractor or vendor except in accordance with the terms of the contract.
H. 
No contract shall be made with any person, firm or corporation in default to the City.
I. 
An individual agreement of employment shall not be deemed a contract requiring opinion by the Attorney or certification by the Purchasing Officer of the City.
A. 
Any agreement or contract for the renting or letting of public property for a period longer than three years shall be subject to the same referendum procedure as provided in the case of ordinances passed by the Council. A summary of the terms of any such agreement or contract shall be published within 10 days after its approval by the Council, and any petition for such referendum must be filed within 30 days after such publication to be effective.
B. 
The transfer or assignment of any agreement or contract for the renting or letting of public property may be made only upon approval of the Council, but approval of such transfer shall not be subject to referendum.
C. 
Rentals and leases and renewals thereof shall be for a fair consideration as determined by the Council.
D. 
The City shall not sell any park, cemetery or part thereof, except where such park is not required under an official master plan of the City, unless approved by a majority of the electors voting thereon at any general or special election.
The City shall not repudiate any debt by any change in its Charter or by consolidation with any other municipality.