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DIVISION 9. EXPENDITURE LIMITATIONS 7900-7914›PART 9. HEALTH BENEFITS FOR DEPENDENTS OF STATE EMPLOYEES 22980›CHAPTER 4. Officers and Employees 25300-25307›ARTICLE 7. Purchasing Agents 25500-25509

§ 25501

California Government Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-09-27 · California

The purchasing agent may:

(a) Purchase for the county and its offices all materials, supplies, furnishings, equipment, livestock, and other personal property.

(b) Rent for the county and its offices furnishings, equipment, and livestock.

(c) Contract for services pursuant to this article and contract for public works projects pursuant to Article 3.5 (commencing with Section 20120) of Chapter 1 of Part 3 of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code.

The purchasing agent shall make purchases, rentals and contracts only upon proper written requisition.

For purposes of this article, the population of a county shall be the most recent estimate determined by the Demographic Research Unit of the Department of Finance.

(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 29, Sec. 109. (SB 82) Effective June 27, 2019.)

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