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Purchasing Policy <br />Page Three <br />PURCHASE ORDERS <br />3.01 PURPOSE <br />A purchase order authorizes the vendor to ship and bill for <br />materials or services specified in the purchase order. <br />3.02 ISSUANCE OF PURCHASE ORDER FORMS TO DEPARTMENT HEADS <br />It shall be the respc.isibility of the Finance Department to <br />maintain an inventory of purchase order forms. The Finance <br />to <br />Department will issue purchas <br />urchasinge order neededmgocdsdand services <br />heads for departments. It shall be the responchasey Of <br />the department heads to ma`..ntaln a record of pur <br />orders issued by their departments. At a minimum this <br />record shall include: purchased se rderanumbermount ofdthe order. <br />name of supplier issued to, <br />Department heads shall, upon request of the Clerk fc <br />Administrator or Finance Director, make availa�lc <br />inspection said record of purchase orders issued. <br />3.03 ISSUANCE - GENERAL <br />Purchase orders must be issued and sent to suppliers prior <br />to the order of goods and services which are estimated to <br />exceed $500. <br />or services which are estimate <br />to <br />a) For orders of goods <br />order <br />exceed $500 but not to exceed <br />$1,000aadpurchase head. <br />may be issued upon the signature <br />to <br />bl For orders of goods or services which are estimated ter <br />exceed $1,000 a purchase order <br />nly be issued to bidding and <br />provisions of this policy p purchase order <br />quotations has been complied with, the <br />has been properly issued pursuant to provisions <br />srof this <br />policy, signed by a department head; <br />and countesigned <br />by the Clerk-Administratol or Finance Director. <br />3.04 PROCEDURES REGARDING THE ISSUANCE OF PURCHASE ORDERS <br />Copies of the issued purchase order shall be distributed as <br />follows: idence <br />a) Original to supplier as <br />should obethe order igoods <br />instructedt <br />or services. The supp <br />include the purchase order number on theurchased. or <br />invoice sent for the goods or services p <br />b) First copy (yellow) to the Finance Department. <br />kol-f <br />