Section 909 Of Chapter 1. General Provisions From California Streets And Highways Code >> Division 2. >> Chapter 1.
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. No agreement entered into by the board of supervisors for the
purchase, hire, or rental of any apparatus used in the construction,
improvement, or maintenance of highways shall create a charge against
the county, unless the agreement complies with all of the following:
(a) The agreement is in writing.
(b) The writing is signed by the chair of the board of
supervisors.
(c) A copy of the writing is certified by and filed with the clerk
of the board of supervisors.
All of these writings and copies are public documents.
If a county purchases, hires, or rents any apparatus specified
herein pursuant to a local purchasing ordinance, including
competitive bidding procedures, it does not have to comply with
subdivisions (a), (b), and (c) herein to create a charge against the
county. Compliance with the local purchasing ordinance shall be
sufficient to create a charge against the county for said purchase,
hire, or rental.