The purchasing agent may:

(a) Purchase for the county and its offices all materials, supplies, furnishings, equipment, livestock, and other personal property.

Terms Used In California Government Code 25501

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • County: includes city and county. See California Government Code 19
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.

(b) Rent for the county and its offices furnishings, equipment, and livestock.

(c) Contract for services pursuant to this article and contract for public works projects pursuant to Article 3.5 (commencing with Section 20120) of Chapter 1 of Part 3 of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code.

The purchasing agent shall make purchases, rentals and contracts only upon proper written requisition.

For purposes of this article, the population of a county shall be the most recent estimate determined by the Demographic Research Unit of the Department of Finance.

(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 29, Sec. 109. (SB 82) Effective June 27, 2019.)