Title
Adopt a Resolution which modifies the delegation of purchasing authority for Natividad Medical Center to increase the Chief Executive Officer authority to sign service agreements where the aggregate cost does not exceed $200,000, consistent with Monterey County Ordinance No. 5394.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended the Board of Supervisors:
Adopt a Resolution which modifies the delegation of purchasing authority for Natividad Medical Center to increase the Chief Executive Officer authority to sign service agreements where the aggregate cost does not exceed $200,000, consistent with Monterey County Ordinance No. 5394.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
California Government Code Sections 25500-25509 authorized the Board of Supervisors to employ a Purchasing Agent and such assistants as are necessary to properly fulfill the duties of the position. Effective in 2019, California Government Code Section 25502.5 amendment permits counties having a population of 200,000 or more for the County's Board of Supervisors; a) to authorize the purchasing agent to engage independent contractors to perform services for the County or County Officers, with or without furnishing materials, when the annual aggregate cost does not exceed two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000); and; b) to establish rules and regulations to effectuate the purpose of this section.
On May 15, 2007, the Board of Supervisors approved to amend Paragraph F of Section 2.32.030 of the Monterey County Code to increase the signature authority of the Purchasing Agent to engage independent contractors to perform services for the County and the offices thereof, with or without the furnishing of material, where the aggregate cost does not exceed one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00). In October of 2007 the Board of Supervisors also approved a Memorandum of Understanding between the Monterey County Administrative Officer and the Chief Executive Officer of Natividad Medical Center Regarding the Delegation of...
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