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WHEREAS, given the emergency nature of the situation and the potential for a rapid spread of COVID-19, changes in staffing, hours. wages, benefits or other terms and conditions of employment for City of North Olmsted employees may need to be re -negotiated with the bargaining unit employees on a temporary basis in order to maintain the public health, safety and welfare, and WHEREAS, this Council wishes to enact legislation to provide the Mayor of the City of' North Olmsted with temporary, emergency authority to enter into contracts on behalf of the City ofNorth Olmsted to maintain and preserve the public health, safety and welfare. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED. COUNTY OF CUY.AHOGA, AND STA TE OF OHIO: SECTION 1: This Council declares that the COV ID -19 outbreak in the State of Ohio is a real and present public health emergency in the City of North Olmsted requiring immediate action in order to protect the public, health, safety and general welfare. SECTION 2: In order to ensure the continued, uninterrupted provision of services during this public health emergency, this Council does hereby, pre -authorize the Mayor to enter into contracts for the purchase of goods in excess of $50,000.00 without public bidding, as an emergency exception to public bidding, SECTION 3: "file authority of the Mayor to execute contracts up to the sum of $5,000.00 without Council approval, as set forth in North Olmsted Codified Ord. § 131.05(a)(1), be and the same is hereby increased to $100,000.00. All other provisions of §131.05(a) ( I ) shall remain in effect. SECTION 4: The Mayor is authorized to enter into any, and all necessary personal service contracts in an amount not exceeding $100,000.00 pursuant to the real and present emergency exception to the formal RFP / RFQ process of Chapter 1 12, as identified in Section 1 12.10(a). SECTION .5: The Mayor is authorized to negotiate all hours, wages, benefits or other terms and conditions of employment with any Collective Bargaining Unit and to enter into any temporary agreement necessary to maintain the public health, safety and welfare. SECTION 6: Any contract entered into by the Mayor pursuant to the authority granted by this Ordinance shall be approved by the Director of Law. SECTION 7: This Ordinance shall be in effect for a period of one hundred and eighty days (180) from its passage and approval by the Mayor or until repealed by this Council, whichever occurs first. SECTION 8: That this Ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure immediately necessary for the preservation of the public health, safety and welfare and for the further reason that it is immediately necessary that this legislation go into effect immediately in orderto provide for continued provision of service during the COVID-19 public health emergency, 3