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2/7/12 Public notice shall mean the distribution or dissemination of information to interested parties using methods that are reasonably available. Such methods can include publication in newspapers of general circulation, electronic or paper mailing lists, and web site(s) designated by the city and maintained for that purpose. Purchasing manager shall mean that city employee or official so designated by the city manager and authorized to carry out the responsibilities under this article, including the promulgation and enforcement of administrative procedures. Purchase order (PO) shall mean that standardized contract developed pursuant to subsection 2 -8030) issued to the vendor of materials, supplies, labor and equipment. Services shall mean the furnishing of labor, time, or effort by a contractor, not involving the delivery of a specific end product other than reports which are merely incidental to the required performance. Services are of an advisory nature, provide a recommended course of action or personal expertise, have an end product comprised of a transmittal of information, written or verbal, and that is related to the governmental functions of administration, management, program management or innovation. The product may include anything from answers to specific questions to design of a system or plan, and includes provision of workshops, seminars, retreats, and conferences for which expertise is necessary. This term shall not include employment agreements or collective bargaining agreements. This term shall not include contracts for the construction, alteration, improvement, repair, or maintenance of real or personal property. Section 4. Section 2 -803.1 is added to Chapter 2 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code to read in full as follows: Section 2 -803.1 Local Preference in Contracts for Materials, Supplies, Labor and Equipment. Except for those contracts for which the Charter of the City of Santa Ana prohibits the provision of a local preference, and /or those contracts funded through programs or partners which prohibit the use of a local preference, the City Council authorizes the purchasing manager to extend a preference to Local Business and Orange County Business as set forth herein. (a). In the procurement of material, supplies, labor and equipment involving expenditures between five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) and one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00), the purchasing manager shall extend a preference to each local business and each Orange County business, which preference shall be applied to the bid which provides maximum quality at 11 A -3