(55 ILCS 5/5-36003) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-36003)
Sec. 5-36003.
Powers and duties of purchasing agent.
The county
purchasing agent shall, subject to the control and supervision of the board
of commissioners, (a) purchase or contract for all supplies, materials and
equipment, and contractual services required by any Office, department,
institution or agency of the county government subject to the provisions,
restrictions and limitations of this Division; (b) enforce standard
specifications established in accordance with this Division which shall
apply to all supplies, materials and equipment purchased for the use of any
Office, department, institution or agency of the county government; (c)
have charge of all central storerooms now operated by or hereafter
established by any Office, department, institution or agency of the county
government; (d) transfer to or between the various Offices, departments,
institutions or agencies of the county government and trade in and sell
supplies, materials and equipment which are surplus, obsolete or unusable;
(e) have charge of such other purchasing activities as the Board
of Commissioners may assign to him from time to time; (f) distribute or
cause to be distributed to the various Offices, departments, institutions or
agencies of the county government all supplies, materials and equipment
purchased by him. Except as otherwise expressly provided by law, no
supplies, materials or equipment or contractual services shall be purchased
or contracted for by any Office, department, institution or agency of the
county, or by any officer or employee thereof, but all such supplies,
materials, equipment or contractual services shall be purchased or
contracted for by such county purchasing agent in accordance with this
Division.
(Source: P.A. 86-962.)
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