82-02 Amend 111.01 Departmental Public Improvement Contracts

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Please substitute for Ordinance No. 82-02. (Placed on ist Reading & Referred to the Committee of the Whole 3/18/02, Placed on 2nd Reading 4/1/02) ORDINANCE NO. 82-02 BY: Corrigan, D~nn, FitzGerald, George, Roth, Seelie, Skindell. AN ORDINANCE to amend section 111.01, Departmental PUblic Improvement Contracts, of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Lakewood for the purpose of including language to require not .to exceed language and separate approval of Council for architectural, engineering and design services for contracts other than those relating to street reconstruction projects, induding water main and sewer line replacement projects. WHEREAS, currently there is no requirement in section 111.01 of the Codified Ordinances that professional services associated with the construction of public improvements be approved by separate' ordinance. WHEREAS, some limit should exist to insure the effident use of public funds. Now therefore, BI= IT ORDAINED BY THE cTrY OF LAKEWOOD, STATE OF OHIO Section 1. That section 111.01, Departmental Public Improvement Contracts, of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Lakewood currently reading as follows: 111.01 DEPARTMENTAL PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT CONTRACTS. (a) Contracts for public improvements and work and repairs with respect to public improvements shall be awarded by the Director of Public Works upon approval by Council. Adoption of an ordinance or resolution authorizing the preparation of plans or specifications, an ordinance or resolution authorizing the advertising of request for bids (where bidding shall be required) or any other ordinance or resolution which authorizes or approves the award of contracts, and specifies the limit to be spent, shall constitute the approval of Council required bv Section 3 of Article V of the Charter and this section, except that any contract for an amount which exceeds the amount specified for a line item detailed in the ordinance or resolution shall not be valid or enforceable unless first specifically authorized by a separate resolution of Council. (b) 'Contracts described in subsection (a) hereof in excess of seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500) shall be awarded by competitive bidding pursuant to Section 111.04 unless competitive bidding is not required pursuant to such section. shall be and is hereby amended to read as follows: 111.01 DEPARTMENTAL PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT CONTRAS. (a) Contracts for public Improvements and work and repairs with respect to public improvements shall be awarded by the Director of Public Works u .pp. n apj~m, val by Council. Adoption of an ordinance or resolution authorizing the preparation orpmns or ,sp.ecificat. io.~s, an. o.r.d!nance or re, solution a..uthorizi.n.g the advertis, in.~ of .r~q. u. est .for bids [wnere bidaing snal~ be requirea) or any omer orainance or resolution wnicn autnorizes Or approves the award of contracts, and specifies the limit to be spent, shall constitute the approval of Council required bv Section 2 of Article V of the Charter and this section, except that any contract for an amount which exceeds the amount specified for a line item detailed in the ordinance or resolution shall not be valid or enforceable unless first specifically authorized by a separate resolution of Coundl. (b) Contracts for architectural, engineering and design services, other than for street reconstruction projects including water main and sewer line replacement