8897-16 Authorize Purchasing through Consortiums and Purchasing Organizations

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REFERRED TO FINANCE COMMITTEE 11/7/16. RESOLUTIONNO. 8897 -16 BY: Anderson, Bullock, Nowlin, O'Leary, O'Malley. A RESOLUTION to take effect immediately provided it receives the affirmative vote of at least five members of Council, or otherwise to take effect and be in force after the earliest period allowed by law, authorizing the Director of Finance to enter into agreements with various purchasing agencies to continue the efficient purchasing with the City of Lakewood and to permit direct purchasing from said agencies without necessity of advertising and bidding as required in Lakewood Codified Ordinance § 111.04, Bidding. WHEREAS, Lakewood currently participates in various purchasing consortiums and is able to obtain competitive pricing through these consortiums that have established purchasing procedures in place; and WHEREAS, participation in purchasing consortiums has opened purchasing options up to Lakewood without the need for bidding when necessary equipment with certain specifications is not available through the ODOT or State Purchasing Programs when items are often available at very competitive pricing through other purchasing agencies; and WHEREAS, this Council by a vote of at least five of its members determines that this resolution is an emergency measure, and that this resolution shall take effect at the earliest date possible as set forth in Article III, Sections 10 and 13 of the Second Amended Charter of the City of Lakewood, and that it is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public property, health and safety, and to provide for the usual daily operation of municipal departments in order to allow Lakewood to realize the advantages of the membership in these additional purchasing consortiums; now, therefore BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, OHIO: Section 1. Council hereby authorizes the Director of Finance to participate in purchasing through NASPO Value Point (no master agreement required) and The Interlocal Purchasing System (agreement attached as Exhibit A) to continue the efficient purchasing with the City of Lakewood and to permit direct purchasing from said agencies without necessity of advertising and bidding as required in Lakewood Codified Ordinance § 111.04, Bidding. Section 3. It is found and determined that all formal actions of this Council concerning and relating to the passage of this resolution were adopted in an open meeting of this Council, and that all such deliberation of the Council and of any of its committees that resulted in such formal action were in meetings open to the public in compliance with all legal requirements. Section 4. This resolution is hereby declared to be an emergency measure necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, property, health, safety and welfare in the City and for the usual daily operation of the City for the reasons set forth and defined in the preamble to this resolution, and provided it receives the affirmative vote of at least five members of