(a) Every municipality may provide for the centralized purchasing of materials, supplies and equipment; and the term "equipment," for the purposes of this section, shall include, but not be limited to, motor vehicles. Every municipality may, by agreement with the state director of the division of purchases of the department of finance and administration, purchase the same through such department, or may enter into agreements with one or more other municipalities, counties or county boards of education, or any combination thereof, for centralized purchasing for all governmental units which are parties to such agreement.
(b) Every municipality is hereby empowered and authorized to provide by ordinance whether competitive bidding is to be required in the purchase of materials, supplies and equipment and if so the type or types of purchases with respect to which the same shall be required and the method and manner in which bids shall be obtained. Any ordinance adopted by any municipality in accordance with the provisions of this subsection (b) shall supersede any provision pertaining to competitive bidding contained in the special legislative charter of such municipality.
Structure West Virginia Code
Chapter 8. Municipal Corporations
§8-12-1. General Corporate Powers of All Municipalities
§8-12-2. Home Rule Powers for All Cities
§8-12-3. Creation by Charter Provision of Certain Independent City Boards
§8-12-4. Power to Provide by Charter for Initiative, Referendum and Recall
§8-12-5. General Powers of Every Municipality and the Governing Body Thereof
§8-12-5d. Regulation of Amateur Radio Antennas
§8-12-5e. Authority to Enter Into Energy-Savings Contracts
§8-12-5f. Regulation of Taxicabs and Taxi Stands
§8-12-6. Membership in Association or League
§8-12-7. Power and Authority to Purchase Insurance and to Indemnify Officers, Agents and Employees
§8-12-8. Group Insurance Programs Authorized
§8-12-10. Purchasing; Competitive Bidding
§8-12-12. Power and Authority to Lease, Establish, Maintain and Operate Off-Street Parking Facility
§8-12-13. Building Regulation; General and Special Codes; State Building Code
§8-12-14. Permits for Construction and Alteration
§8-12-15. Municipal Inspection
§8-12-16a. Registration of Uninhabitable Property
§8-12-16b. Special Litter Prevention Officers
§8-12-16d. Additional Powers and Duties of Municipalities; Areas of Special or Unique Interest
§8-12-17. Sale or Lease of Municipal Public Utility
§8-12-18. Sale, Lease, or Disposition of Other Municipal Property
§8-12-19. Extraterritorial Exercise of Powers and Authority
§8-12-20. Authorizing Municipalities to Enact Adopt-a-Street Programs
§8-12-21. Restriction on the Regulation of Trades, Occupations, and Professions
§8-12-22. Foreclosure Actions Involving Abandoned Properties
§8-12-24. Dedication to or Naming Municipal Property for Office Holder Prohibited
§8-12-25. Authorizing Certain Municipalities to Create a Pension Funding Program