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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), and during real and present emergencies in order to immediately provide for the health, safety and welfare of the residents of North Olmsted, 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 by the City through a State Purchase Program established pursuant to Section 125.40 or other provision of the Ohio Revised Code, where the State has conducted competitive bidding and awarded State contracts to successful bidders, shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements of this section for expenditures to be made pursuant to contract and with the lowest and best bidder. Purchases by the City through a joint purchasing program operated by or through a national or state association of political subdivision members shall satisfy the requirements of this section for expenditures to be made pursuant to contract and with the lowest and best bidder, if the joint purchasing program to which the City is a member has undertaken a competitive, public and open process to establish a competitive price made available to program members. The City may enter into contracts for expenditure of funds pursuant to a design -build selection process as may be established by the general laws of the State of Ohio or as such process may be authorized by ordinance approved by two-thirds vote of City Council. For purposes of this section, design -build contracts as a form of competitive bidding, which shall consider both qualifications and costs, shall be deemed to satisfy 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 certification of such affirmative vote following the election on November 4, 2025. SECTION 3. It is the desire of the Council that the ballot for said question shall be in substantially the following form: PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT A majority affirmative vote is necessary for passage. 2