[Ord. No. 16-030 §2, 5-9-2016[1]]
A.
The primary objective of this policy is to ensure that the procurement
of all materials, supplies, equipment, and services for St. Charles
County shall be in accordance with applicable statutes of the State
of Missouri and shall be accomplished in such a manner that the maximum
value will be obtained for the money expended. This policy also provides
guidance for grant programs, donations, and reimbursement and other
contracts in which the County serves as a pass-through to provide
funding to other agencies for the benefit of County residents. Procedures
outlined herein shall apply to all expenditures of County funds.
B.
The term "purchase" refers to the procurement of any and all supplies,
materials, equipment, and contractual services or articles and shall
include the rental or leasing of any equipment or articles, and any
cost of financing the lease/purchase of equipment, articles, or services.
A purchase is one (1) transaction, regardless of the number or type
of items acquired or ordered in that transaction. This definition
should be used when applying the purchasing procedures contained herein.
[1]
Editor's Note: Section 1 of Ord. No. 16-030 also repealed Chapter 135, Purchasing Policy, consisting of Sections 135.010 through 135.430 which derived from Ord. No. 00-032 §§1 — 2, 3-29-2000; Ord. No. 01-178 §1, 12-27-2001; Ord. No. 07-111 §1, 8-14-2007; Ord. No. 07-150 §1, 10-30-2007; Ord. No. 09-147 §§2 — 3, 12-23-2009; Ord. No. 10-028 §1, 4-12-2010.
[Ord. No. 16-030 §2, 5-9-2016]
A.
The Department of Finance shall have responsibility for the purchase,
acquisition, leasing and rental of goods and services for the County
and for the sale, disposition, leasing, and rental of County surplus
goods or services.
B.
The Director of Finance is responsible for training a staff of people
(the "purchasing staff") and for centralizing purchasing transactions
so that the utmost in efficiency and monetary savings can be secured
for the County. The Director of Finance may employ Purchasing Managers
who are authorized, under the supervision of the Director of Finance
and in cooperation with the departments, to award contracts and execute
purchase orders when County funds are available to pay such obligations
and the purchase is in accordance with County ordinances.
