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383B.142 PROCEDURE.
    Subdivision 1. Delegation of authority. The county board may by resolution delegate the
powers and duties enumerated in sections 383B.141 to 383B.151, and those powers and duties
necessary to the implementation of the purposes of central purchasing specifying the nature,
scope and extent of the delegation. The authority and responsibility subject to delegation shall
include, but not be limited to the following:
(a) purchasing and contracting for all goods, materials, supplies, equipment and contracted
services, as provided in section 383B.143;
(b) preparation, review, modification and approval of all plans and specifications for goods,
materials, supplies, equipment and contracted services;
(c) the transfer of any goods, materials, supplies, equipment or contracted services to or
between departments, boards, commissions and agencies;
(d) selling or otherwise disposing of goods, materials, supplies, equipment and contracted
services which are unusable or no longer required; and
(e) periodically reviewing and requiring department heads to supply necessary data
concerning inventories and surpluses and monitoring compliance by department heads with
purchasing laws, rules, regulations and procedures.
    Subd. 2. Administrator's duties. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 373.02, the
county board may delegate its purchasing powers and duties to the county administrator. The
county administrator, wherever referred to in sections 383B.141 to 383B.151, may designate and
delegate a purchasing manager or other person to perform the tasks empowered or assigned to
the county administrator. Any purchase in excess of $3,500 shall require the signature of the
county administrator or designee.
History: 1979 c 198 art 4 s 2; 1986 c 444

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