The laws of the State of Ohio relating generally to budgets, appropriations, debts, bonds, assessments and other fiscal matters of the City shall be applicable to the City, except as modified by or necessarily inconsistent with the provisions of this Charter or ordinances of Council enacted pursuant thereto and except when provision therefor is made in the Constitution of the State of Ohio.
The power of Council to levy taxes shall be subject to the limitations now or hereafter provided by the Constitution and the general laws of the State if Ohio and nothing contained in this Charter shall be construed as authorizing the levy of any taxes in excess of such limitations without a vote of the people; provided, that this Charter shall not operate as a limitation upon such other subjects and for such other purposes as may be lawful under the Constitution and laws of the State of Ohio, nor shall the authority of Council to submit additional levies to a vote of the people under the authority of the Constitution or laws of the State of Ohio be deemed impaired or abridged by reason of any provision of this Charter.
In addition and as an alternative to the procedures established by the general laws of Ohio pertaining to special assessments, the Council may assess the cost of oiling or providing other surface treatment to the streets, alleys and public ways of the City against the abutting real property in accordance with procedures established for such purpose by ordinance or resolution.
(a) Except for those contracts pertaining to matters under the supervision and control of the Board of Public Affairs, the Mayor shall be the contracting officer for the City. The Board of Public Affairs shall be the contracting authority in regard to matters under its supervision and control.
(b) All contracts shall be in written form. The contracting officer or authority designated in division (a) of this section shall award and sign all contracts on behalf of the City, and such contracting officer or authority may designate any other administrative officer or employee of the City as purchasing agent, and authorize such purchasing agent to make all contracts on behalf of the City, where advertising and bidding are not required. The contracting officer or authority may adopt such rules and regulations as they deem necessary concerning the purchasing and contracting policies and procedures of the City for those matters under their respective supervision and control.
Council shall establish contracting procedures which shall provide for, but not be limited to, which contracts must be let by competitive bidding, the amount of advertising required, when bidding may be rejected, and alterations and modifications in the contract.
(Amended 11-4-97.)
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