Who is the purchasing agent in a contracting unit?
Under the Public School Contracts Law, in a school district, the law defines the purchasing agent as the secretary, business administrator or business manager of the local board, or in the absence of these, an authorized designee of the local board (N.J.S.A. 18A:18A-2). Under the Local Public Contracts Law, the law defines the purchasing agent as the individual duly assigned the authority, responsibility and accountability for the purchasing of the contracting unit (N.J.S.A. 40A:11-2).
