203: Delegation of Purchasing Authority
The Governing Board and the Chancellor empower the Vice Chancellor
for Business Services to act as Chief Fiscal Officer for the
District.
The Authority to commit the
District to purchases of equipment, supplies, and services
is delegated by the Vice Chancellor for Business Services
to the Director of Strategic Business Support Services. This
is formally carried out as a Governing Board motion, naming
the Director of Strategic Business Support Services as the
Purchasing Authority (Chief Procurement Officer) for the
District.
This authority is further delegated to the purchasing manager
and the professional staff of Buyers in the Purchasing Department;
to the Fiscal Agents at each college for Limited Purchase Orders
and Petty Cash transactions only; and to the professional staff
of Library Technical Services for the procurement of library
books, subscriptions, and audio-visual rentals.
Requests for increases in Purchase Order amounts and cancellation
of Purchase Orders are to be routed through the Fiscal Agent
for approval, prior to being forwarded to the Purchasing Department.
