Sec. 4-6-140. Approvals.
No procurement shall be made without the completion of a purchase order to be approved as follows, and unless sufficient funds are available in the appropriate budget for the items purchased, and the items to be purchased have been specifically budgeted for:
(a) Town Manager. All procurements of supplies subject to the terms of this Article and all procurements of professional services and construction in excess of five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) shall be approved by both the department head and Town Manager.
(b) Department heads. Department heads shall have the authority to approve procurements in an amount which does not exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) for supplies, professional services or construction, without the prior approval of the Town Manager.
(c) No procurement shall be divided so as to avoid the approvals that would otherwise be required by the above. (Prior code 17.02.040; Ord. 1366, 2012; Ord. 1564 §1, 2023)