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? <br />? <br />CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED <br />ORDINANCE NO. 2006 - 156 <br />BY: Mayor O'Grady <br />-10%, <br />,.Mow <br />AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 131. 01 OF THE <br />ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, ENTITLED "MAYOR'S <br />CONTRACT AUTHORITY, " IN ORDER TO AUTHORIZE <br />THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE CREDIT APPLICATIONS AND <br />CREDIT CONTRACTS WITH CITY VENDORS APPROVED <br />THROUGH EITHER THE CITY PURCHASE ORDER OR <br />CITY CONTRACTING PROCESS, AND DECLARING AN <br />EMERGENCY. <br />WHEREAS, Article III, Section 5 of the City Charter provides that the Mayor shall <br />execute all contracts to the City is a party; and <br />WHEREAS, Article IV, Section 13 of the City Charter provides the City Council with <br />general authority to establish City contracting procedure, consistent with other provisions of <br />the Charter; and <br />WHEREAS, it is the desire of this Council, acting upon the recommendation of the <br />Directors of Finance and Law, to amend Section 131.01 of the Administrative Code, which <br />currently authorizes the Mayor to execute contracts to which the City is a party involving <br />expenditures of Five Thousand Dollars or less, in order to further authorize the Mayor, <br />subject to review and approval by the Directors of Finance and Law, to execute credit <br />applications and enter into credit contracts with City vendors approved through either the <br />City's purchase order or contracting process; <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />NORTH OLMSTED, COUNTY OF CUYAHOGA AND STATE OF OHIO: <br />SECTION 1: That Section 131.01 of the Administrative Code entitled, "Mayor's <br />Contract Authority," which presently reads as follows: <br />"131.01 MAYOR'S CONTRACT AUTHORITY. <br />(A) The Mayor may execute any contract to which the City is a party without obtaining <br />authorization of Council if all of the following conditions exist: <br />(1) The contract does not involve an expenditure of City funds in excess of Five <br />Thousand Dollars; <br />(2) The Director of Finance certifies, if an expenditure of funds is involved, <br />that, pursuant to R.C. Section 5705.41, sufficient funds have been lawfully <br />appropriated and are available for such expenditure; and