Each member of the commission shall have emergency purchasing authority as follows:
(1) Emergency purchases shall be restricted to equipment repair, parts and supplies where needed equipment is idle because of lack of such parts and supplies, and items required to alleviate dangerous traffic conditions or other conditions constituting a danger to the public. Such purchases shall not exceed the sum of five hundred dollars ($500) in any instance.
(2) When an emergency purchase is made, a requisition shall be prepared immediately in duplicate. The original and duplicate requisition shall be forwarded to the office of the commission on the day that the emergency purchase and requisition are completed, showing the name of the person or firm from which purchase is made and the office of the commission shall issue a confirming purchase order for the emergency purchase. The commissioner shall specify on the requisition the reason and cause thereof for such emergency purchase. The emergency purchase requisition shall be signed by the member of the commission requiring same.
Structure Code of Alabama
Article 7 - County Commission.
Division 1 - Original Powers and Duties.
Section 45-48-70 - County Governing Body.
Section 45-48-70.01 - Composition.
Section 45-48-70.02 - Commission Chair.
Section 45-48-70.03 - Associate Commissioners.
Section 45-48-70.04 - Districts Defined.
Section 45-48-70.05 - Election of Commission.
Section 45-48-70.06 - Qualifications for Election.
Section 45-48-70.07 - Vacancies Filled.
Section 45-48-70.08 - Commission Members Bonded.
Section 45-48-70.09 - Sessions.
Section 45-48-70.10 - Contingency Fund.
Section 45-48-70.11 - Expenses for Travel on Official Business.
Section 45-48-70.12 - County Highway Program.
Section 45-48-70.13 - Equipment Marking Designated.
Section 45-48-70.14 - Annual Inventory of All Property.
Section 45-48-70.15 - Work Prohibited on Private Property Except in Certain Cases.
Section 45-48-70.16 - Work in Municipalities.
Section 45-48-70.17 - Annual Budgets.
Section 45-48-70.18 - Public Hearing Required for Issuance of Tax Anticipation Warrants.
Section 45-48-70.19 - Purchasing.
Section 45-48-70.20 - Purchasing of Used Equipment Prohibited.
Section 45-48-70.21 - Competitive Bid Procedures.
Section 45-48-70.22 - Leasesale, Rental Contracts.
Section 45-48-70.23 - Contracting for the Purchase of Expendable Items.