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CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED ORDINANCE NO. 2002 - 175 BY.• Mayor Musial and Council Member Gareau AN ORDINANCE GREATING NELYSECTION 131. 01 OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, ENT1'TLED "MAYOR'S CONTRACT AUTHORITY" IN 4RDER TO PROVIDE THE MAYOR WITHLIMITED AUTHORITY TO EXECUTE CONTRACTS INVOLVING EXPENDITURES OF TWO THOUS.AND DOLLARS OR LESS WITHOUT EXPRESS COUNCIL A UTHORIZA TION, AND DEGLARING AN EMERGENCYAS AMENDED. N'HEREAS, 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 ta establish City contracting procedure, consistent with other provisions of the Charter; and WHEREAS, it is the desire of this Councfl to authorize the Mayor to execute contracts to which the City is a party involving expenditures of Five Two Thousand Dollars or less, subject to the deternunation of the Director af 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; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUIVCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED, COUNTY OF CUYfiHOGA AND STATE OF OHIO: SECTION ONE: That there is hereby created new Section 131.01 of the Administrative Code entitled, "Mayor's Contract Authority," which sha11 read in its entirety 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 a11 of the following conditions exist: (1) The contract does not involve an expenditure of City funds in excess of Five Two Thousand Dollars; (2) The Director of Finance certifies, if an expenditure of funds is involved, that, pwsuant to R.C. Section 5705.41, sufficient funds have been lawfully appropriated and are available for such expenditure; and