N.Y. Alternative County Government Law § 400: Department of purchase

§ 400. Department of purchase. The head of the department of purchase

shall be the county purchasing agent. Nothing in this article contained

shall be construed to impair the powers of the county purchasing agent

in counties adopting the county administrator form of county government,

and the county purchasing agent of any such county shall continue to

have and exercise the functions, powers and duties of his office as now

or hereafter provided by the county law.