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Mr. Sturgeon: Okay. Does the city plan on maybe, or is it too late to try to get something mailed out, on the website to put a push on that for voters? Mayor Jones: Mr. President, the city is not allowed by law to advocate for a particular item through elections. However, I personally am planning to send something out through my own political capital to the residents. Mr. Sturgeon: Thank you for doing that. Law Director Gareau: Mr. Chairman, if I may for a moment, for the folks that are here, the City Council passed an Ordinance after the Charter Review Commission, that the City of North Olmsted met as they do every five years to review the City Charter to see if any changes need to be made. Mr. Sturgeon is the Chairman of that body, I was legal counsel for that body, and what they're referring to tonight is a recommendation that came from the Charter Review Commission that was presented to City Council and that City Council unanimously approved to put before the voters of the City of North Olmsted a potential amendment to amend our Charter. The City of North Olmsted, at $75,000 up, is required to do a formal bid process. Advertising in the paper, things like that, or participate in what's called a state purchase program, which the State of Ohio vets vendors, they solicit prices for goods, and then they can make those prices available to municipalities like North Olmsted. The question that's presented on this Charter Amendment issue is there are private entities that can also aggregate pricing, cooperative purchasing, private organizations that have governmental entities that participate, can go out, and they can establish the price for a certain piece of equipment. They can solicit proposals from everybody and see to it that they have available the lowest and best price for a particular good, a widget, call it what you want, and then the member organizations can then purchase that item at that price. So it's just another way to get to the lowest and best price. It would be an option in the City of North Olmsted if it was passed, and it would make, in addition to the bidding process, it would allow for us to purchase items, if it passed in that process. The Council passed it unanimously. A Charter Review Commission recommended it unanimously. A number of cities already are allowed to do this in their Charter, we are not. That's what it is, so if you're sitting here having a three-way conversation here, and no one knows what it is. That's what it is, and that's the question you'll see presented to you for your consideration on November 4th. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Sturgeon: Thank you for that explanation, everybody. Council President Pro Tempore Scarl: Thank you. .1.0 21.-25 Council Meeting Minutes Page 7