Yuba County Municipal Code Art. 3 Exemptions

Except as otherwise set forth in the Yuba County Purchasing and Contract Policy Manual, the following are exemptions to the centralized purchasing policies of the County:

(1) Master purchase agreements. The Purchasing Agent may authorize in writing any department to purchase or contract for certain specified classes of supplies, materials, equipment or contractual services where purchases are subject to master purchase agreements or contracts, or where purchases can be made more expeditiously than by requisition to the Purchasing Agent; however, such purchases or contracts shall be made in conformity with the applicable provisions of this Chapter and the Yuba County Purchasing and Contract Manual. The Purchasing Agent may also rescind such authorization to purchase independently by providing written notice to the affected department or departments.

(2) Specialty items. Each County agency or department head shall, as part of the budget request at the beginning of each fiscal year, notify the Purchasing Agent of the needs of that County agency or department for specialty items during the coming year. Such request shall be accompanied by sufficient substantiation as determined by the Purchasing Agent. Upon review and approval by the Purchasing Agent, such purchases may be made directly by the department and paid by the Auditor up to the amount approved in the budget.

(3) Enterprise fund. Any department responsible for an enterprise fund created by the Board of Supervisors pursuant to Government Code § 25261 may act as its own purchasing agent pursuant to this Chapter or may, as it deems necessary, require the Purchasing Agent to perform such purchasing services.

(Prior Code, § 2.50.120; Ord. No. 807; Ord. No. 1259)

State Law reference— Similar provisions to Subsections (1) and (2), Public Contracts Code § 22032.