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CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED ORDINANCE NO. 2005 - 54 BY. Council Member Gareau AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 13 1. 01 OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, ENTITLED "MAYOR'S CONTRACT AUTHORITY" IN ORDER TO INCREASE THE MA YOR'S LIMITED AUTHORITY TO EXECUTE CONTRACTS INVOL VING EXPENDITURES FROM TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS OR LESS TO FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS OR LESS. WHEREAS, Article III, Section 5 of the City Charter provides that the Mayor shall execute all contracts to the City is a party; and WHEREAS, Article IV, Section 13 of the City Charter provides the City Council with general authority to establish City contracting procedure, consistent with other provisions of the Charter; and WHEREAS, it is the desire of this Council to amend Section 131.01 of the Administrative Code, which currently authorizes the Mayor to execute contracts to which the City is a party involving expenditures of Two Thousand Dollars or less, subject to the determination of the Director of Finance that funds have been appropriated and are available for such contract expenditure, and further subject to the opinion of the Director of Law that the contract is in proper form and substance, so as to increase said mayoral authorization to Five Thousand Dollars; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED, COUNTY OF CUYAHOGA AND STATE OF OHIO: SECTION 1: That Section 131.01 of the Administrative Code entitled, "Mayor's Contract Authority," which presently reads as follows: "131.01 MAYOR'S CONTRACT AUTHORITY. (A) The Mayor may execute any contract to which the City is a party without obtaining authorization of Council if all of the following conditions exist: (1) The contract does not involve an expenditure of City funds in excess of Two Thousand Dollars; (2) The Director of Finance certifies, if an expenditure of funds is involved, that, pursuant to R.C. Section 5705.41, sufficient funds have been lawfully appropriated and are available for such expenditure; and (3) The Mayor requests and obtains a written opinion from the Director of Law that the contract is in proper form and substance."