(a) The chief of police or his or her designee shall have the authority, subject to the approval of the city manager or his or her designee, to enter into contracts for the purchase and sale of supplies, services and commodities and to enter into real estate contracts relating to rentals and leaseholds on behalf of the police department when the nature of those sales, purchases and real estate contracts require that confidentiality be maintained. To the extent any of the requirements contained in this article would thwart the police purposes due to the confidential nature of the contract or, due to the need for prompt action, the police department is expressly exempted from the requirements of this article. All such contracts shall be subject to legal review by the city attorney's office prior to execution and to the extent practicable, with maximum economy to the city.

(b) The chief of police or his or her designee shall keep records of any and all expenditures of city funds under this section, which records shall be maintained according to generally accepted accounting principles and shall be audited at least once per year. (Code 1979, § 2-201; Ord. No. 2023-08, § 1, 4-10-2023; Ord. No. 2012-30, § 13, 7-9-2012)