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? ? CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED ORDINANCE NO. 2003 -175 By: Mayor Musial AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SAFETY TO PURCHASE SIX (6) NEW CROWN VICTORIA INTERCEPTOR CRUISERS, AND RELATED POLICE EQUIPMENT, FOR THE NORTH OLMSTED POLICE DEPARTMENT THROUGH THE STATE PURCHASE PROGRAM; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY CONTRACT DOCUMENTS; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. R'HEREAS, the North Olmsted Police Department needs to replace six (6) of its present cruisers, because, due to their age and condition, they are no longer suitable for use in police emergencies; and WHEREAS, it is the desire of this Council to authorize the Director of Public Safety to purchase the said six (6) new vehicles, and related police equipment, through the State purchase program, as a permitted exception to the competitive bidding procedure that otherwise would be required for such expenditures, and to further authorize the Mayor to execute any necessary contract documents; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED, COUNTY OF CUYAHOGA, AND STATE OF OHIO: SECTION 1: That the Director of Public Safety be and he is hereby authorized to purchase through the State Purchasing Program, which was established by O.R.C. Section 125.04 and which the City is authorized to participate in pursuant to Ordinance No. 87-6, six (6) new Crown Victoria lnterceptor Cruisers, and the related police equipment for these vehicles, which is a11 described in specifications on file in the Police Department. If necessary to effectuate any such purchase through the State Purchasing Program, the Mayor is hereby authorized to execute any contract and/or other appropriate documents required by the authorized vendor(s) or the State of Ohio. Any such contract(s) executed by the Mayor shall be in a form and substance consistent with the provisions of this Ordinance and approved by the Director of Law. SECTION2: That this Ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure immediately necessary for the preservation of the public health, safety and welfare, and further for the reason that it is necessary that this Ordinance go into effect immediately to insure availability during the order period and so that police department vehicles that are nearing the end of their useful lives can be replaced before they become unreliable and a threat to the safety of the community, and further provided it receives the affirmative vote of two-thirds of a11 members of Council, it shall take effect and be in force immediately upon its passage and approval by the Mayor.