§ 123 — Secretary of the board; commissioner of supplies

§ 123. Secretary of the board; commissioner of supplies. The board of\ncontract and supply shall appoint a secretary to hold office during its\npleasure, whose duty it shall be to keep a full journal of all the\nproceedings of the board and to perform such additional duties as may be\nrequired by the board, or by law or ordinance of the common council.\nWhere any work or repairs needed to be done, or materials or supplies to\nbe furnished for any office, court, board or department shall not exceed\ntwo hundred and fifty dollars in cost, the board of contract and supply\nmay by general or special rule authorize the commissioner of public\nworks, or the commissioner of public safety, or the secretary of the\nboard, or any of them, to give written orders therefor and purchase the\nsame. No materials or supplies shall be purchased for, or delivered by\nor upon the order of the commissioner to any officer, board, court, body\nor department of the city, except upon the requisition in writing from\nthe officer, board, body or head of the department for which the same\nare required. The commissioner shall require a receipt in writing from\neach officer, board, body or head of the department for all supplies\ndelivered to him or it by the commissioner or on his order, and he shall\napprove, in writing, all claims for any such materials or supplies\npurchased by him, before the same shall be presented to the comptroller\nfor audit.\n