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CHAPTER 3 TOWN GOVERNZIEW OPERATION Article 3.1 Town Contracts r Section 3.1.1 Public Bid. All contracts for the purchse of equipment, supplies or materials, the actual or estimated cost of which amounts to $4,000 or more, shall be awarded in conformity with the provisions of Chapter 40, Section 4G of the General Laws. (Amended at Annual Town Meeting May 7, 1984 and approved by the Attorney General September 17, 1984. ) Section 3.1.2 enditures. All purchases of equipment, supplies, and materials the esti ted value of which amounts to $300 or more, shall be submitted to the Board of Selectmen or its designee by the head of the department for approval prior to execution of the purchase agreement. (Amended at Annual Town Meeting May 7, 1984 and approved by the Attorney General September 17, 1984. ) Section 3.1.3 Awardin& of Contracts. On all contracts for which advertisement is required pursuant to Section 3.1.1 the award shall be made to the lowest responsible bidder. In making the award, preference shall be given to any bidder who is a resident of or who maintains a business in the Town of Mashpee but only insofar as the same does not represent a substantial financial loss to the town. (Amended at Annual Town Meeting May 7, 1984 and approved by Attorney General September 17, 1984. ) Section 3.1.4 Bides. All bids for advertised contracts of the Town shall i be returnable at the Selectmen's Office on a specific date and hour and shall be publicly opened and read by one of the Selectmen at that time, or by a designee of the Board of Selectmen at that time. Section 3.1.5 Collective Purchasi�n The provisions of 3.1.1, 3.1.3, and 3.1.4 shall be deemed to have been complied with on all purchases made through the State Purchasing Agent or the County Purchasing Agent. (Amended at Annual Town Meeting May 3, 1982 and approved by Attorney General September 7, 1982. ) Article 3.2 Transportation Regulations 'Section 3.2.1 Reimbursement. When any employee, officer, member of any unpaid board or committee, or member of the Board of Assessors, travels within or outside the Town of Mashpee, or when any member of a paid elected Board travels outside the Town of Mashpee, on business connected with official duties, he/she shall be entitled to receive reimbursement on the following basis: if travel is by rail, water, bus, plane or any public transportation, the amount of economy rate fare; if travel is by private motor vehicle, the rate of 21 cents per mile of travel. Reimbursement of travel expenses shall be made only with prior approval of the travel by the department head. -15-