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between Purchasing and the County departments it serves. Each entity has fundamental requirements for this mutually cooperative endeavor. The Purchasing Agent has the responsibility to: 1. Purchase or lease, for the use of the County and its agencies, boards, and commissions, all supplies, materials, and equipment needed; 2. Make all contracts or purchases in accordance with the County standard procedures and North Carolina law; 3. Make emergency purchases, leases, or contracts for supplies, materials, equipment, and services for County Departments; 4. Assist in the development of standard specifications for all supplies, materials, or equipment purchased through Purchasing, with the cooperation of the Departments; and, 5. Handle the day-to-day functions as it relates to Purchasing. B. Objectives 1. To conduct business with integrity, fairness and dignity so as to maintain public trust and reduce the government's exposure to criticism and legal action; 2. To secure the proper materials, equipment, and services at the appropriate quality and quantity, on a timely basis, as efficiently as possible, and at the lowest overall cost; 3. To conserve public funds by obtaining the best products and services for the dollars spent; 4. To provide all customers with quality service in a manner that is courteous, responsive, accessible, and seamless; 5. To maintain continuity of supply to support on-going service, operations and construction schedules; 6. To furnish timely information to management and appropriate departments covering market conditions and trends, and the probably effect on supply and price; 7. To assure vendors that impartial and equal treatment is afforded to all who wish to do business with the County; 8. To secure, whenever possible, competitive prices on purchases; 9. To establish specifications which will encourage competition and accurately describe the equipment, materials, and services needed; and, F-5 Page 11 of 48 Attachment number 1 Page 76