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For counties not currently engaged in centralized competitive purchasing, the local governing body and the local school board may create a centralized competitive purchasing system only by mutual agreement. Such purchasing shall be done by the chief administrative officer under the supervision of the governing body of the county and shall be accomplished in accordance with Chapter 43 (&#xA7; 2.2-4300 et seq.) of Title 2.2.B\n\nSuch governing bodies may establish and maintain such systems of bookkeeping, accounting and controls as are necessary to the proper operation of such system of competitive purchasing and to establish such storage facilities as are necessary therefor.C\n\nSuch governing bodies may require all departments to obtain their supplies, equipment, materials and commodities from the chief administrative officer, on requisitions prescribed by the governing body and to charge such departments therefor.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":225914,"text":"The governing body of any county having a chief administrative officer may provide for the centralized competitive purchasing of all supplies, equipment, materials and commodities for all departments, officers and employees of the county, and for the county school board and the local board of social services. For counties not currently engaged in centralized competitive purchasing, the local governing body and the local school board may create a centralized competitive purchasing system only by mutual agreement. Such purchasing shall be done by the chief administrative officer under the supervision of the governing body of the county and shall be accomplished in accordance with Chapter 43 (&#xA7; 2.2-4300 et seq.) of Title 2.2.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":225915,"text":"Such governing bodies may establish and maintain such systems of bookkeeping, accounting and controls as are necessary to the proper operation of such system of competitive purchasing and to establish such storage facilities as are necessary therefor.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":225916,"text":"Such governing bodies may require all departments to obtain their supplies, equipment, materials and commodities from the chief administrative officer, on requisitions prescribed by the governing body and to charge such departments therefor.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B"}},"ancestry":[{"id":13987,"edition_id":1,"name":"Miscellaneous Powers","identifier":"1","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13986,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:46:31","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:46:31","permalink":{"id":152535,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13987,"identifier":"1","token":"15.2\/II\/12\/1","url":"\/15.2\/II\/12\/1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13986,"edition_id":1,"name":"General Powers and Procedures of Counties","identifier":"12","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12733,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:46:31","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:46:31","permalink":{"id":152533,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13986,"identifier":"12","token":"15.2\/II\/12","url":"\/15.2\/II\/12\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12733,"edition_id":1,"name":"Powers of Local Government","identifier":"II","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12720,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:50","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:50","permalink":{"id":152369,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12733,"identifier":"II","token":"15.2\/II","url":"\/15.2\/II\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12720,"edition_id":1,"name":"Counties, Cities and Towns","identifier":"15.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","permalink":{"id":151279,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12720,"identifier":"15.2","token":"15.2","url":"\/15.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":64928,"structure_id":13987,"section_number":"15.2-1200","catch_line":"General powers of counties","url":"\/15.2-1200\/","token":"15.2\/II\/12\/1\/15.2-1200","metadata":false},{"id":67531,"structure_id":13987,"section_number":"15.2-1201","catch_line":"County boards of supervisors vested with powers and authority of councils of cities and towns; 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It has been modified 4 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1962, chapter 623; in 1982, chapter 647; in 1997, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?971+ful+CHAP0587\">587<\/a>; in 2002, chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?021+ful+CHAP0452\">452<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?021+ful+CHAP0747\">747<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":70034,"section_number":"2.2-4300","catch_line":"Short title; purpose; declaration of intent","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4300\/"}],"permalink":{"id":152677,"object_type":"law","relational_id":61869,"identifier":"15.2-1231","token":"15.2\/II\/12\/1\/15.2-1231","url":"\/15.2-1231\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-1231\/","token":"15.2\/II\/12\/1\/15.2-1231","dublin_core":{"Title":"Centralized competitive purchasing by chief administrative officer","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-1231","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> The <span class=\"dictionary\">governing body<\/span> of any <span class=\"dictionary\">county<\/span> having a chief administrative officer may provide for the centralized competitive purchasing of all supplies, equipment, <span class=\"dictionary\">materials<\/span> and commodities for all departments, officers and employees of the <span class=\"dictionary\">county<\/span>, and for the <span class=\"dictionary\">county<\/span> school board and the local board of social services. For counties not currently engaged in centralized competitive purchasing, the local <span class=\"dictionary\">governing body<\/span> and the local school board may create a centralized competitive purchasing system only by mutual agreement. Such purchasing shall be done by the chief administrative officer under the supervision of the <span class=\"dictionary\">governing body<\/span> of the <span class=\"dictionary\">county<\/span> and shall be accomplished in accordance with Chapter 43 (&#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Short title; purpose; declaration of intent\" href=\"\/2.2-4300\/\">2.2-4300<\/a> et seq.) of Title 2.2. <a id=\"paragraph-225914\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/15.2-1231\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> Such governing bodies may establish and maintain such systems of bookkeeping, accounting and controls as are necessary to the proper operation of such system of competitive purchasing and to establish such storage facilities as are necessary therefor. <a id=\"paragraph-225915\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/15.2-1231\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"C\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">C.<\/span> Such governing bodies may require all departments to obtain their supplies, equipment, <span class=\"dictionary\">materials<\/span> and commodities from the chief administrative officer, on requisitions prescribed by the <span class=\"dictionary\">governing body<\/span> and to charge such departments therefor. <a id=\"paragraph-225916\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/15.2-1231\/#C\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCENTRALIZED COMPETITIVE PURCHASING BY CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER (\u00a7\n15.2-1231)\n\nA. The governing body of any county having a chief administrative officer may\nprovide for the centralized competitive purchasing of all supplies, equipment,\nmaterials and commodities for all departments, officers and employees of the\ncounty, and for the county school board and the local board of social services.\nFor counties not currently engaged in centralized competitive purchasing, the\nlocal governing body and the local school board may create a centralized\ncompetitive purchasing system only by mutual agreement. Such purchasing shall be\ndone by the chief administrative officer under the supervision of the governing\nbody of the county and shall be accomplished in accordance with Chapter 43\n(&#xA7; 2.2-4300 et seq.) of Title 2.2.\n\nB. Such governing bodies may establish and maintain such systems of bookkeeping,\naccounting and controls as are necessary to the proper operation of such system\nof competitive purchasing and to establish such storage facilities as are\nnecessary therefor.\n\nC. Such governing bodies may require all departments to obtain their supplies,\nequipment, materials and commodities from the chief administrative officer, on\nrequisitions prescribed by the governing body and to charge such departments\ntherefor.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 15-551.12, 15-551.13, 15-551.14; 1950, pp. 444, 445;\n1962, c. 623, \u00a7\u00a7 15.1-127, 15.1-128, 15.1-129; 1982, c. 647; 1997, c. 587;\n2002, cc. 452, 747.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}