New York Consolidated Laws, Alternative County Government Law - ACG § 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.