(a) The Safety-Service Director hereby requests authority in the name of the City of Bellevue to participate in state contracts which the Department of Administrative Services, Office of State Purchasing has entered into and the Office of Cooperative Purchasing has distributed for the purchase of supplies, services, equipment and certain other materials pursuant to Revised Code 125.04.
(b) The Safety-Service Director is hereby authorized to agree in the name of the City of Bellevue to be bound by all contract terms and conditions as the Department of Administrative Services, Office of Cooperative Purchasing prescribes. Such terms and conditions may include a reasonable annual membership fee to cover the administrative costs which the Department of Administrative Services incurs as a result of the City of Bellevue participation in the contract. Further, that the Safety-Service Director does hereby agree to be bound by all such terms and conditions and to not cause or assist in any way the misuse of such contracts or make contract disclosures to nonmembers of the Coop for the purpose of avoiding the requirements established by Ohio R.C. 125.04.
(c) The Safety-Service Director is hereby authorized to agree in the name of the City of Bellevue to directly pay the vendor, under each such state contract in which it participates for items it receives pursuant to the contract, and the Safety-Service Director does hereby agree to directly pay the vendor.
(d) The City Auditor is authorized to draw his warrant or warrants to the Vendors in satisfaction of the liabilities incurred herein upon proper approval of same, from appropriations made or to be made by Council.
(Ord. 27-02. Passed 5-28-02.)