County purchasing; modifying duties of county purchasing agent related to bidders. Effective date.

Added new exceptions to mandatory bidding requirements, including purchases under $25,000 by department, single-source contracts, and service/maintenance contracts on equipment purchased at the time of acquisition.

Added exception for fuel purchases when the county purchasing agent obtains quotes from at least three vendors and selects the lowest and best quote.

Added exception for food purchases for prisoners in county jails, with different rules for counties with populations over 100,000.

Added exception for purchases of processed native materials for road and bridge improvements, allowing acceptance of all bids with selection based on availability, price, and transportation costs.

Added exception for purchases from state bid lists when the same item is available from a local vendor at or below the listed price.

Added exception for items bid by the Office of Management and Enterprise Services that the county can purchase at the bid price.

Added exception for using proceeds from public property sales to acquire items at the same auction.

Added exception for competitively bid items where multiple counties can participate, requiring notice to list participating counties.

Added requirement that documentation of quotes for exceptions must be recorded in permanent records of the county clerk.

Added penalty provisions stating that persons violating the new purchase order splitting prohibition are guilty of a misdemeanor and forfeit their position or office.