PROCUREMENT DIVISION

Charleston, S.C., City Code ch. 2, art. XI, div. 5

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Charleston, S.C., City Code § 2-335 Director.

Sec. 2-335. - Director. The procurement division of the department of budget, finance and revenue collection shall be managed by the director of procurement who shall be appointed by the CFO, with the approval of the mayor. (Ord. No. 2000-19, § 3, 2-8-00; Ord. No. 2003-22, § 13, 2-11-03)

Charleston, S.C., City Code § 2-336 Duties, responsibilities of director.

Sec. 2-336. - Duties, responsibilities of director. The director of procurement shall be responsible for making all city purchases of commodities, supplies and technical services to be utilized by the departments under the jurisdiction of the city council, implementing a standard procedure to be utilized by city departments and agencies in ordering supplies of commodities, properly storing, maintaining and otherwise protecting such supplies or commodities and maintaining an accurate accounting of orders from departments and agencies which shall be turned over to the director of budget, finance and revenue collection to be credited to the proper accounts. (Ord. No. 2000-19, § 3, 2-8-00)

Charleston, S.C., City Code § 2-337 Guidelines for acquisition and storage of goods and supplies.

Sec. 2-337. - Guidelines for acquisition and storage of goods and supplies. The director of procurement shall prescribe guidelines for use by the departments of the city in the ordering, storage, maintenance and inventory control of city goods and supplies. (Ord. No. 2000-19, § 3, 2-8-00)

Charleston, S.C., City Code § 2-338 Purchases to be let in fair and impartial manner, protection of city interests.

Sec. 2-338. - Purchases to be let in fair and impartial manner, protection of city interests. The director of procurement shall see that all city purchases are let in a fair and impartial manner and in accordance with such procurement policies as may, from time to time, be adopted by the city council, and shall work with the appropriate city departments to assure that the interests of the city are duly protected. (Ord. No. 2000-19, § 3, 2-8-00)

Charleston, S.C., City Code § 2-339 Approval of purchases over $40,000.00 required.

Sec. 2-339. - Approval of purchases over $40,000.00 required. Any purchase, as provided for in section 2-336, except purchases budgeted by the council and not exceeding forty thousand dollars ($40,000.00) shall be submitted to the committee on ways and means for approval of such committee before such purchase shall be made. (Ord. No. 2000-19, § 3, 2-8-00; Ord. No. 2003-22, § 14, 2-11-03; Ord. No. 2010-269, § 2, 12-21-10; Ord. No. 2014-10, § 8, 1-30-14)

Source: City of Charleston, South Carolina, Code of Ordinances and Zoning Ordinance (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/sc/charleston/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=CICO_CH2AD_ARTXIDEBUFIRECO_DIV5PRDIFetched: 11/7/2026