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CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED ORDINANCE NO. 2019 - 102 BY: Mayor Kennedy 1 ��I �„1 I� (vnC I\Jc� on 1 I Z 6 -- 2 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ADMINISTRATIVE CODE SECTION 131.05 OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED TO GRANT THE MAYOR CONTRACTING AUTHORITY IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS. WHEREAS, the current contacting authority of the Mayor as established by City Council is $5,000.00 and was established in 2005; and WHEREAS, the City Administration officials are conscientious of, and good stewards for, the value of taxpayer dollars and the prudent expenditure thereof, and WHEREAS, the current $5,000.00 threshold often creates a time consuming process of Council authorization that does little to create a better result in the contracting process and sometimes needlessly delays the efficient providing of services; and WHEREAS, it is the desire of this Council to amend Administrative Code Section 131.05 of the Codified Ordinances of the City of North Olmsted to increase the Mayor's contracting authority. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED, CUYAHOGA COUNTY, AND STATE OF OHIO: SECTION 1: That Section 131.05, which currently reads as follows: 131.05 MAYOR'S CONTRACT AUTHORITY. (a) The Mayor may execute any contract to which the City is a party without obtaining authorization of Council if all of the following conditions exist: (1) The contract does not involve an expenditure of City funds in excess of five thousand dollars; (2) The Director of Finance certifies, if an expenditure of funds is involved, that, pursuant to Ohio R.C. 5705.41, sufficient funds have been lawfully appropriated and are available for such expenditure; and (3) The Mayor requests and obtains a written opinion from the Director of Law that the contract is in proper form and substance. (b) The Mayor, subject to review and approval by the Directors of Finance and Law, may also execute the following: (1) Credit applications and enter into credit contracts with City vendors approved through either the City purchase order process or the City contracting process;