2006 Utah Code - 17-53-307 — County purchasing agent -- Appointment -- Compensation -- Oath -- Duties.

     17-53-307.   County purchasing agent -- Appointment -- Compensation -- Oath -- Duties.
     (1) The county executive, with the advice and consent of the county legislative body, in each county having a taxable value in excess of $500,000,000 may appoint a county purchasing agent.
     (2) The agent shall qualify by taking, subscribing, and filing the constitutional oath and giving bond to the county in a sum fixed by the county legislative body.
     (3) The county purchasing agent shall, under the direction and supervision of the county executive:
     (a) negotiate for the purchase of or contract for all supplies and materials required by the county;
     (b) submit all contracts and purchases negotiated by the purchasing agent under Subsection (3)(a) to the county executive for approval and ratification; and
     (c) keep an accurate and complete record of all purchases and a detailed disposition of them and, when required by the county legislative body, make a complete and detailed report to it of business transacted.
     (4) The county executive may exclude from the purchasing agent's responsibility a county clerk's duties concerning elections or a sheriff's duties under Section 17-22-8.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 133, 2000 General Session