Point Arena Municipal Code Art. III Special Procedures

When an emergency requires immediate procurement of supplies and equipment, the using or concerned department shall, after the approval of the mayor or vice mayor, or in their absence on its own authority, immediately expedite verification of funds available and complete the preparation of the purchase order, thereby allowing immediate purchase.

(Ord. 155 § 3.10, 1994.)

For the purposes of this chapter an emergency shall be deemed to exist only if:

(1) There is a great public calamity; or

(2) There is an immediate need to prepare for national or local defense; or

(3) There is a breakdown in machinery or essential service which requires the immediate procurement of supplies and equipment to protect the public health, welfare or safety; or

(4) An essential departmental operation affecting the public health, welfare or safety would be greatly hampered if the prescribed purchase would cause an undue delay in procurement of the needed item.

(Ord. 155 § 3.20, 1994.)

At the approval of the city council, supplies and equipment which cannot be used by the city or which have become unsuitable for city use may be exchanged for or traded in on new supplies and equipment. The city council shall otherwise dispose of obsolete and surplus property by solicitation of bids.

(Ord. 155 § 3.30, 1994.)