Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1943-05-20

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project shall be undertaken, anG
the total estimated cost.
8. As to each project, the est.
mated date of completion, the
amount of liabilities estimated to bt
incurred in each of the five sue
ceeding fiscal years, the estimated
useful existence, the amounts anC
nature and terms of obligations
recommended to be authorized il
each of the five succeeding fiscal
years, and the estimated annual
maintenance and service charges.
a. Any recommendation that
a pending project be modified OF
abandoned or further authorize
ton therefor postponed.
5. A description, together with
the departmental heads estimate
of each new capital project recon-
meneded by the several depart
ment heads but not recon-
mended by the County Manager
6. Such explanatory statement
and other data as the County
Manager deems advisable or the
County Council may require.
d. The departmental estimates
statement of the Director OF
Finance, and capital budget sub
mitted to the County Council by
the County Manager shall be pub
lie documents open to public
inspection and copies shall be
made available to the public. The
hearing held by the County Coun-
ell on the expense budget shall
also include opportunity to be
heard on the capital budget. Fol-
lowing such hearing, and not
later than June Both, the County
Council in Executive Session shall
finally adopt a capital budget. The
expense budget for the next ifs
cal year shall include all appro-
priations required to meet expen-
ditures during such year for au-
thorized capital projects. Copies
of the capital budget as adopted
shall be made available for the
public.
SEC. 8. Emergency Appro-
pr-iGtioms. No appropriations
shall be made otherwise
than in accordance with the
foregoing budget procedures, ex-
cept from unappropriated sur
plus in case of unforeseen dis
asters or other emergencies, and
then only on recommendation of
the County Manager and the
affirmative vote of six members
Of the County Council in Execu-
tive Session.
ARTICLE 8.
CENTRALIZED PURCHASING
Sec. /. Purchasing. a. In
addition to the functions herein
before provided the County Man
ager shall, subject to the public
general laws, have the following
functions which he may delegate
to any officer or employee of the
Executive Branch to be desig-
mated by him:
l. The making of all purchases
and contracting for supplies, ma
terials, and equipment for any
County department or agency to
be paid for out of County funds.
2. Establishment and opera
ton of County warehouses for
County supplies, material, and
equipment and the maintenance
of a sufficient stock of staple
commodities to meet the require
ments of the County Government
and the development and opera
ton of a uniform, modern sys-
TEN Of stores control based upon
perpetual inventory.
3. The sale of surplus, old, and
waste supplies, materials, and
equipment of the County.
a. The establishment, after
consultation with appropriate off
Gals, of suitable specifications and
standards for all supplies, ma
terials, and equipment to be pur-
chased and inspection Of deliveries
to determine compliance with
such specifications and standards.
5. Establishment and main
tenance of a system of requisi-
lions and receipts covering the
furnishing of supplies, materials
and equipment to departments and
agencies of the County.
Sec. 2. Competitive Bidding.
Any single purchase or contract
involving an expenditure Of more
than $500 shall be made from or
let by sealed bids or proposals
after public notice for such period
and in such manner as the Coun-
ty Manager shall determine, and
contracts for the purchase shall
be awarded to the lowest respon-
sible bidder who shall give secur-
ity for the performance of his
contract if required by the Coun-
ty Manager.
SEC. 3. Conformity to Budget
Limitations. No delivery of sup
plies, materials, or equipment shall
be made to any department or
agency in excess of the available
appropriation therefor.
ARTICLE 9.
MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS
SEC. /. SepGrGbiIity Provision.
If any article, section, or provis-
ion Of this Charter is held by
any court decision that has be-
come final, to be invalid, ineffec-
tive, or inapplicable to any per-
son or circumstance hv reason of