DJ/DJA
Purchasing/Purchasing Authority
The Board's authority for the purchase of materials, equipment, supplies and services is extended to the Superintendent and the Director of Finance through the detailed listing of such items compiled as part of the budget-making process and approved by the Board through its adoption of the annual operating budget.
Except in emergencies or for reasons of economy, the annual purchase of major pieces of equipment such as school buses shall be scheduled so that annual budgetary appropriations for capital purposes will be of similar size or will show a continuous trend without severe fluctuations.
The Superintendent or the Director of Finance shall direct the purchase of such books, equipment, supplies and other materials as is required and permitted within the limits of the budget.  The purchase of these items shall require no further Board approval except in those instances where Board policy requires certain purchases to be put to bid.  The Superintendent or the Director of Finance shall not purchase any non-budgeted items whose value exceeds $2,000, excluding emergency situations, until he or she receives prior permission from the Board.
In order to receive the greatest value for each dollar expended, it shall be the policy of the school district to obtain comparative prices based on similar quality, to consider a balance between long-term quality and cost, and to purchase in quantity whenever possible and practical.

Adopted:  June 1987

Revised and recoded:  March 26, 2010
LEGAL REF.:  C.R.S. 22-32-109 (1)(b)
CROSS REFS.:  DJE, Bidding Procedures
DK, Payment Procedures