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.~. <br />. „-' <br />CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED <br />ORDINANCE N0. 87 - 74 <br />BY: Councilman Wilamosky <br />AN ORDINANCE REGULATING AND COORDINATING THE <br />PURCHASING PRACTICES OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED <br />BY REQUIRING THE INTERACTION OF BOTH THE DIRECTOR <br />OF FINANCE AND THE DIRECTOR OF BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT <br />AS SPECIFIED WITHIN THIS ORDINANCE, AND DECLARING <br />AN EMERGENCY. <br />WHEREAS, it has come to the attention of this Council that a change in <br />procedure has developed over the last year which the Council believes is <br />not consistent with good financial management practices, and <br />WHEREAS, this Council has been made aware that the Budget and <br />Management Director has been processing purchase orders for the purchase of <br />goods and services in behalf of the City without having the purchase orders <br />co-signed by the Finance Director with the Finance Director indicating by <br />virtue of his signature that the funds to purchase the goods or services <br />have been appropriated and are available, and <br />WHEREAS, it is the desire of this Council to establish a procedure <br />whereby the Director of Budget and Management be required to obtain the <br />signature of the Finance Director certifying that funds are available and <br />appropriated prior to purchasing any goods or services. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH <br />OLMSTED, COUNTY OF CUYAHOGA AND STATE OF OHIO: <br />SECTION 1: That this Council does hereby establish a procedure which <br />will be followed by both the Director of Finance and the Director of Budget <br />and Management with respect to purchases of goods and services by the <br />Director of Budget and Management, which procedure shall be as follows: <br />The Budget and Management Director in his capacity as purchasing agent <br />for the City, shall be permitted to carry out the functions of his office <br />consistent with previous legislation provided that any purchases that are <br />made by the office of Budget and Management, shall be by purchase order <br />with a place for a signature by the Budget and Management Director together <br />with a place for a signature of the Director of Finance. The Director of <br />Finance by signing said purchase order, shall certify that the funds to <br />purchase the goods or services specified on the purchase order, have been <br />appropriated and are available for all purchases. <br />SECTION 2: That this Ordinance hereby repeals any other ordinance or <br />parts of ordinances inconsistent herewith. <br />