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Section 6.03. Departments of Administration. The Council may create such offices, departments, divisions and bureaus for the administration of the City's affairs as may seem necessary, and from time to time alter the powers and organization of the same. It may enact in the form of an ordinance such admin- istrative code from the City as may seem necessary and may amend the same from time to time. Section 6.04. Subordinate Officers. There shall be a City Clerk, City Treasurer, City Attorney and such other officers subordinate to the City Manager as the Council may provide for by ordinances. The City Attorney shall be appointed by the Council . The City Clerk shall be subject to the direction of the City Manager and shall have such duties in connection with the keeping of the public records, the custody and disbursement of the public funds, and the general administration of the City' s affairs as shall be ordained by the Council . He may be designated to act as secretary of the Council . The Council may be ordinance abolish offices which have been created by ordinance, and it may combine the duties of various offices as it may see fit. Section 6.05. Purchases and Contracts. The City Manager shall be the chief purchasing agent of the City. All purchases on behalf of the City shall be made, and all contracts let, by the City Manager, provided that the approval of the Council must be given in advance whenever the amount of such purchase or contract exceeds $5,000.00. All contracts, bonds, and instruments of every kind to which the City shall be a party shall be signed by the Mayor on behalf of the City as well as by the City Manager, and shall be executed in the name of the City. Section 6.06. Contracts. How Let. In all cases of contracts for the purchase of merchandise, materials, equipment or for any kind of construction work undertaken by the City, which requires an expenditure of more than $5,000.00 unless the Council shall by an emergency ordinance otherwise provide, the City Manager shall advertise for bids by at least one week' s published notice in the official newspaper. Contracts and purchases in excess of $5,000.00 shall be let to the lowest responsible bidder as determined by the Council . The Council may, however, reject any and all bids. Nothing contained in this section shall prevent the Council from contracting for the doing of work with patented processes, or from the purchasing of patented appliances. Section 6.07. Further Purchase Regulations. Further regulations for the making of bids and the letting of contracts may be made by ordinance, subject to the provisions of this charter.