The County Executive, or his/her designee as provided in Section
3.01 of the Code, shall make all purchases of and contracts for supplies,
materials, equipment and services for the County or any unit thereof
or the County Legislature, for the payment of which the County shall
be liable.
The County Legislature may resolve by a vote of at least 2/3
of all the members thereof that there is a need, for reasons of efficiency
and economy, to standardize purchase specifications for particular
types or kinds of equipment, material, services or supplies. Such
contracts, in excess of the amount fixed pursuant to Section 28.02(a)
of the Code, may be awarded in the manner provided by Section 28.03
of the Code. Such resolution shall contain a full explanation of the
reason for its adoption.
All required supplies which can be furnished by the State Department
of Correction, and all required blind-made products which can be furnished
by any appropriate charitable agency for the blind, incorporated under
the laws of the State of New York, shall, after such purchases have
been authorized, be purchased from them without competitive bidding
at prices established pursuant to law.
Surplus and secondhand supplies, materials or equipment may
be purchased without competitive bidding from the Federal Government,
the State of New York, or any other political subdivision or district.
All purchases pursuant to this article shall be initiated by
a requisition in writing to the County Executive or his/her designee
signed by an authorized person. No supplies, materials or equipment
shall be delivered unless authorized by the County Executive or his/her
designee as an official County purchase.
The Comptroller shall not audit any bill for supplies, materials,
equipment or services unless it shall fully appear that such items
or services were ordered by the County Executive or his/her designee
and the County Executive or his/her designee has certified the prices
at which the purchases were made. All requisitions received shall
be filed in the office of the County Executive or his/her designee
and shall be open to public inspection under reasonable regulations
for their safety and preservation. No purchases shall be made until
the Comptroller has certified that there are unencumbered balances
available for the purpose.