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? Ordinance No. 2006-115 SECTION 1. Pursuant to Article XVIII, Sections 9 of the Ohio Constitution, and Article XII of the Charter of the City of North Olmsted, this Council authorizes and directs that the following proposal to amend the Charter of the City of North Olmsted be submitted to the electors of the City of North Olmsted at the general election to be held at the usual places of voting in the City on Tuesday, November 7, 2006: That Article VIII, Section 6 of the Charter of the City of North Olmsted be amended as follows so as to provide that purchases made by the City, pursuant to a State Purchase Program authorized by Section 125.40 or other provision of the Ohio Revised Code, shall satisfy the Charter requirement for expenditures made pursuant to contract and with the lowest and best bidder: ARTICLE VIII FINANCES SEC. 6. PUBLIC BIDDING. The Council may authorize expenditure of funds of the City in amounts exceeding those provided for from time to time by the general laws of the State of Ohio governing municipal corporations without public bidding for the acquisition of real estate, for the discharge of non- contractual claims against the City, for personal services, for the joint use of facilities or exercise of powers with other political subdivisions, for the product or services of public utilities (including those Municipally operated), but no other expenditure of more than that provided for from time to time by the general laws of the State of Ohio governing municipal corporations shall be made except pursuant to contract made with the lowest and best bidder after public advertising and receipt of bids in the manner provided by ordinance. Purchases bv the City throu2h a State Purchase Program established pursuant to Section 125.40 or other nrovision of the Ohio Revised Code, where the State has conducted competitive biddin2 and awarded State contracts to successful bidders, shall be deemed to satisfv the requirements of this Section for expenditures to be made pursuant to contract and with the lowest and best bidder. SECTION2. If the foregoing proposal receives the affirmative vote of a majority of the electors voting thereon, then the said amendment to Article VIII, Section 6 of the Charter shall be effective upon the date of the certification of election results by the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections. SECTION 3. It is the desire of the Council that the ballot for said question shall be in substantially the following form: 2