45.81 County offices; departments or institutions; purchase of supplies. Sec. 1. In any county adopting this act, all supplies, merchandise and articles of every description and character necessary for the maintenance and operation of all county offices, departments or institutions shall hereafter be acquired and purchased, and paid and accounted for in the manner provided […]
45.82 County purchasing agent; appointment, term, compensation; interest in contracts or bids prohibited, penalty. Sec. 2. A county purchasing agent shall be appointed by the board of supervisors, who shall hold his office for the term of 2 years from the date of his qualification, and until his successor is appointed and qualified. Said purchasing […]
45.83 County purchasing agent; oath; bond; conditions; payment of premium; sales prohibited; accepting or receiving rebate, commission, or other thing of value. Sec. 3. The agent, before entering upon the duties of the agent’s office, shall take the constitutional oath of office, and as determined by the county board of commissioners, either shall be covered […]
45.84 Purchasing agent; advice of county officers. Sec. 4. All county officers and heads of county departments or institutions shall keep the purchasing agent constantly advised as to the amount and character of supplies on hand, and the amount and character required in order to keep the offices, departments or institutions constantly provided for. They […]
45.85 Purchasing agent; duties; estimates of county officers; advertisement for bids; manner of purchase, criteria. Sec. 5. It shall be the duty of the purchasing agent aforesaid to contract for all supplies, merchandise, printing and articles of every description needed for the maintenance and operation of each county office, department and institution, except those supplies […]
45.86 Bids; bond or certified check required; acceptance. Sec. 6. Any and all bids or proposals under this act shall be accompanied by a good and sufficient bond or a certified check in such sum as the said purchasing agent may require, the same to be stated in the advertisement as aforesaid, and the said […]
45.87 Bids; inspection by purchasing agent; quality of supplies, rejection; estimates, content, filing, public inspection. Sec. 7. All bids shall be opened on the date and at the place specified in the advertisement for the same and such opening and inspection of the bids shall be made by the purchasing agent in the presence of […]
45.88 Invoices; transmittal, approval, payment; rejection of supplies, replacement. Sec. 8. Invoices of all supplies of whatever kind shall be furnished in duplicate by the contractor or seller at the time of every delivery of said supplies, 1 of which shall be transmitted to the department or institution head to which supplies are sent, and […]
45.89 Bond of successful bidder; terms, filing, recoveries. Sec. 9. When any bid shall have been accepted, the purchasing agent may require of the successful bidder, a bond payable unto the county with good and sufficient surety, in the sum of not less than 1/3 of the amount of the bid, to be approved by […]
45.90 Emergency order; approval, purchase, report, payment; limitation. Sec. 10. In case any temporary or unforeseen exigency should arise in any of the county offices, departments or institutions and it shall be made to appear upon the written statement of the county officer, or head of the county department or institution that a serious detriment […]
45.91 Purchases to be in accordance with appropriations. Sec. 11. All purchases by contract, or otherwise, as herein authorized, shall be in accordance with such appropriations as have been made by the supervisors for the support of the several institutions respectively. History: 1917, Act 307, Eff. Aug. 10, 1917 ;– CL 1929, 1439 ;– CL […]
45.92 Purchase of perishable supplies; rules and regulations. Sec. 12. The purchasing agent shall frame and transmit to each county institution a system of rules and regulations for the purchase of such supplies as are strictly perishable in their character, and to which conformity by all the county institutions is hereby required. History: 1917, Act […]
45.93 Clerks; appointment, compensation; annual report by purchasing agent to county supervisors. Sec. 13. The purchasing agent shall have the authority, with the consent of the board of supervisors, to appoint clerks to assist him in his duties, with such salaries as may be allowed by said board, and shall make an annual report to […]
45.94 Purchasing agent and clerks; appropriation for compensation; personal use of county supplies, penalty. Sec. 14. Such sum of money as may be necessary is hereby appropriated out of the general fund in the county treasury, to pay the salary of the purchasing agent and the clerks aforesaid and contingent expenses for the first 2 […]
45.95 Accounts; condition of payment; purchasing agent, offices, supplies and equipment. Sec. 15. No account for goods, wares or merchandise purchased by any officers created by this act, shall be paid, unless sworn to as required by law, which affidavit shall further state that no commission or other compensation has been or will be paid […]
45.96 Repeals; construction of act. Sec. 16. All acts or parts of acts in any wise contravening the provisions of this act are hereby repealed: Provided, however, That the provisions of this act shall not be construed to repeal any of the accounting laws, except where the provisions of this act are in conflict therewith. […]
45.97 Adoption of act by counties; scope. Sec. 17. The provisions of this act shall not apply to any county except where such county, by its board of supervisors, shall adopt the provisions hereof. Upon petition of not less than 25 electors of any county in this state, addressed to the board of supervisors, such […]
