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_. ~ <br />C7 <br />ORANrig COUNT1t <br />BOARD OF COMNiSSIONERS <br />Action Agenda <br />Its llo_ ~.~. <br />AcTxoN AosNDA r~'sM Aa$TRACr <br />Meeting Dat®: OCTOBER 3, 1988 <br />$UBJSCT : g[T(ja793'1'~D ' COIi'T3~l1C~' APFgOYAI, - PROGIDiki~ <br />DSPARTM1iNT: MANAf3ERS PUBLIC HRARIlB; YSSS !~: XX <br />ATTACHIfSE1T (S j : INa'Ow1ATION CONTACT: MANAf3ER8 <br />OFFICE <br />Telephone Nusber- <br />gillsborough -732-8181 <br />Chapel gill -967-9251 <br />Mebane -227-2031 <br />Durham -688-7331 <br />PvRPOSB: To consider authorizing the County Manager approve certain <br />contracts on behalf of Orango County; and to formally state <br />the Purchasing Directors authority to approve certain purchases. <br />BACKGROUND: Following an administrative review of my first six months <br />as Orange County Manager I would request that the Manager <br />be delegated authority to approve contracts on behalf of the County in <br />an amount sot to exceed $5,000. Examples of contracts falling into <br />this category Kould include, but not be limited to, selected recreation <br />agreements, such as with basketball officials; personnel training <br />contracts, such as for facilitators of the goal setting sessions; and <br />certain inter-governmental agreements such as providing the Clerk of <br />Court with a terminal and port on the County's mainframe thereby <br />providing access to certain records. It is further requested that the <br />Manager be authorized to approve contracts and vendor agreements for <br />Health and social services Departments. The vendor agreements ar• <br />inititated by the Btate and are used by all North Carolina counties. <br />They include, but are not limited to: psycolo~gical services for <br />children; in home chore providers; apecializsd foster care for children <br />and utility assaiatance payments. <br />In addition, I would ask that the Purchasing Director's authority to <br />approve purchases be set for an amount not to exceed $20,000 for <br />for apgaratua, supplies, equip~-ent, and construction <br />repairs/renovationts; and tbat the Purchasing Director also be <br />authorized to enter into contracts for maintenance on County equipment, <br />such as typewriters, telephone equipment, radio equipment, etc. <br />