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CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED <br /> ORDINANCE NO. 2015— 102 <br /> BY: Mayor Kennedy & the Entire City Council <br /> AN ORDINANCE DISPENSING WITH THE RFP PROCESS <br /> OTHERWISE REQUIRED BY SECTIONS 111.03 ET SEQ. OF THE <br /> ADMINISTRATIVE CODE AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR, <br /> SUBJECT TO APPROVAL OF THE BOARD OF CONTROL, IF <br /> NECESSARY, TO ENTER INTO A FIVE-YEAR AGREEMENT WITH <br /> THE WALTER H. DRANE COMPANY FOR THE PURPOSE OF <br /> PROVIDING ORDINANCE CODIFICATION SERVICES TO THE <br /> CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED,AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. <br /> WHEREAS, The Walter H. Drane Company has provided ordinance codification <br /> services to the City of North Olmsted for many years; and <br /> WHEREAS, the City has been satisfied with the professional services that have <br /> been provided over those years by The Walter H. Drane Company and believes that the <br /> fees charged by the company have been reasonable; and <br /> WHEREAS, municipal corporations require such professional services in order to <br /> effectively index and arrange adopted ordinances that are of a permanent nature; and <br /> WHEREAS, there are only a very limited number of companies in northeast Ohio <br /> that currently provide such codification services to municipal corporations; and <br /> WHEREAS, The Walter H. Drane Company last entered into a five (5) year <br /> contract on or about January 1, 2011; and <br /> WHEREAS, it is the desire of this Council to dispense with the formal RFP <br /> process provided for in Sections 111.03 et seq. of the Codified Ordinances, because of <br /> the continuing professional relationship between the City and The Walter H. Drane <br /> Company, and to authorize the Mayor, subject to approval of the Board of Control, if <br /> necessary, to enter into a five (5) year agreement with The Walter H. Drane Company to <br /> continue to provide the ordinance codification services that the City requires; and <br /> WHEREAS, it is not legally required that the City competitively bid this contract <br /> because it is for professional services. <br /> NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY <br /> OF NORTH OLMSTED, COUNTY OF CUYAHOGA AND STATE OF OHIO: <br />