Council or the Board of Municipal Utilities shall not authorize expenditures in excess of that provided by the Ohio Revised Code, unless pursuant to contract made with the person, firm or corporation whom Council or the Board of Municipal Utilities determines to be the lowest and best responsible bidder, after public advertising and receipt of bids in the manner provided in this section and the ordinances of Council or, to the extent not in conflict with such ordinances, the regulations of the Board of Municipal Utilities.
Council or the Board of Municipal Utilities may authorize the expenditure of funds exceeding that provided by the Ohio Revised Code without public bidding, for the acquisition of real estate, for the discharge of non-contractual claims against the Municipality or the Board of Municipal Utilities, for personal services, for the joint use of facilities or exercise of power with other political subdivisions, or for the products or services of public utilities, including those municipally operated.
An act performed by a particular entity, including an individual, corporation, partnership or firm, which is, in effect, an economic service, including either the intellectual or manual effort of that entity, not the saleable product of his, her or its skill. This includes, without limitations, the individual personal and professional services normally rendered by an architect, an engineer and other professional person irrespective of whether that skill is discharged through an individual's corporation, partnership or firm.
Council or the Board of Municipal Utilities may also authorize the expenditure of funds exceeding that provided by the Ohio Revised Code without public bidding, when the expenditure is pursuant to a contract for the purchase or lease of supplies, materials, equipment and/or services through employment of cooperative purchase arrangements as authorized by the State.
Council or the Board of Municipal Utilities may also authorize the expenditure of funds exceeding that provided by the Ohio Revised Code without public bidding, for any purpose for which contracts may be awarded by a municipal corporation without advertisement or competitive bidding under the general laws of the State of Ohio.
(Amended 4-11-86; 5-2-89; 5-2-95; 5-6-03; 11-4-08; 11-5-13; 11-6-18)