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purchasing manager for the city whose duties shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (a) Act to procure for the city the needed quality in materials, supplies, labor, and equipment, and services including professional services, at the least expense to the city. (b) Recommend execution of contracts. (c) Endeavor to obtain as full and open competition as possible on all purchases. (d) Keep informed of current developments in the field of purchasing, prices, market conditions and new products. (e) Establish rules and procedures governing the purchase of materials, supplies, labor, equipment and services including professional services, for the city through the preparation and adoption of an administrative code which shall provide for the review of such alternative sources of supply or performance as may be available in competition with one another and selection therefrom on the basis of obtaining maximum quality at minimum costs, (f) Prescribe and maintain such forms as are reasonably necessary for the operation of this article. (g) Keep or cause to be kept an inventory of all municipal property in his or her custody. (h) When required, cause notices inviting bids to be published. (i) Endeavor to establish standards in the variety of articles, materials, supplies, labor, and equipment, commonly used by the various departments and agencies, as will make possible uniform purchases, when consistent with efficiency. O) Prepare, with the approval of the city attorney as to form, a pre-printed purchase order to be utilized in contracts for materials, supplies, labor and equipment. (k) Be the individual authorized, on behalf of the city, to exercise options for renewal that are present in agreements. Sec. 2-804. Procurement of materials, supplies, labor, and equipment under $500.00. Ordinance No. NS-2502 Page 3 of 11