[Ord. No. 3641, 3-20-2023]
Should the City apply for funding through grant, contribution, endowment, donation or other similar award ("grant funding") for City supplies and contractual services, then the City shall comply with the individual procurement requirements of each grant funding ("grant procurement requirements") in lieu of the procurement policy requirements of this purchasing policy; provided, however, that grant procurement requirements shall achieve the minimum standards established by the procurement policy requirements of this purchasing policy.
[Ord. No. 3641, 3-20-2023]
To the extent permitted by law, the City may engage in cooperative purchasing for supplies and contractual services with other Federal, State, and local public entities, municipalities, political subdivisions, cooperating agencies, and governmental units, agencies and other authorities (collectively, "cooperative purchasing") when it serves the best interests of the City. Cooperative purchasing is not subject to the procurement provisions of this purchasing policy.