Tennessee § 5-21-118 - Director as purchasing agent — Optional purchasing department.

§ 5-21-118. Director as purchasing agent — Optional purchasing department.

The director or a deputy appointed by the director shall serve as the county purchasing agent and shall assist the committee in developing policies and procedures for implementing an economical and efficient purchasing system. The following shall be the responsibility of the director: The contract, purchase, or any obligation of the county for supplies, material, equipment, contractual services, rental of machinery, buildings, or equipment, transfer of materials, supplies, and equipment between county offices or agencies; Supervision of storeroom or warehouse; Contracts for building construction and the purchase of land; Public sale of all surplus materials, equipment, buildings and land; and Any other created obligation of the county. Upon the recommendation of the committee and approval of the county legislative body or as authorized by the county legislative body, a separate purchasing department may be established with a person hired as purchasing agent for the county. In the event a separate purchasing department is established and a purchasing agent is hired, all duties and responsibilities relative to purchasing shall be removed from the director. Acts 1981, ch. 325, § 18. Cross-References. County Purchasing Law of 1957, purchasing agent, § 5-14-103 . Attorney General Opinions. Authorization of the county commission is required for the sale of property of the county board of hospital directors; unless the county has adopted the County Purchasing Law of 1957, T.C.A. §§ 5-14-101 , et seq., or the County Financial Management System of 1981, T.C.A. §§ 5-21-101 , et seq., the commission may authorize sale of the property without advertising for bids, OAG 03-131, 2003 Tenn. AG LEXIS 149 (10/03/03). Authority of city and county to dispose of surplus real property by private sale. OAG 13-84, 2013 Tenn. AG LEXIS 85 (10/31/13).