(a) The Director of Finance is authorized to enter into one (1) or more standard purchase or requirement contract duly let to the lowest and best bidder after competitive bidding to acquire support, maintenance, and supplies for the MITIS computer system that are deemed by the Director of Finance as necessary to operate the Division of Taxation, which includes, but is not limited to materials, equipment, supplies, services, peripherals, components, licenses, repairs, upgrades, training, and technical support and maintenance for hardware, software, firmware, website, and application software. That under Section 108(b) of the Charter, the purchases authorized by this division may be made through cooperative agreements using state procedures. The Director of Finance may sign all documents with the State of Ohio or any of its political subdivisions that are necessary to make the purchases, and may enter into one (1) or more contracts with the vendors selected through that cooperative process. Any purchase made under this division shall be made by the Commissioner of Purchases and Supplies and paid from the annual appropriations made for that purpose.
(b) The Director of Finance is authorized to enter into one (1) or more contracts with software developers or vendors to acquire support, maintenance, and supplies for the MITIS computer system that are deemed by the Director of Finance as necessary to operate the Division of Taxation, which includes, but is not limited to, materials, equipment, supplies, services, peripherals, components, licenses, repairs, upgrades, training, and technical support and maintenance for hardware, software, firmware, website, and application software. The selection of the computer software developers or vendors shall be made by the Board of Control on the nomination of the Director of Finance from lists of qualified computer software developers or vendors available as may be determined after a full and complete canvass by the Director of Finance for the purposes of compiling the lists. The compensation to be paid shall be fixed by the Board of Control and paid from the annual appropriation made for that purpose.
(c) The Director of Finance is authorized to execute one (1) or more license agreements directly with the firm or firms licensing the software and to purchase peripherals from that firm, for the MITIS computer system that are deemed by the Director of Finance as necessary to operate the Division of Taxation. Any purchase made under this division shall be paid from the annual appropriations made for that purpose.
(Ord. No. 1922-07. Passed 12-10-07, eff. 12-14-07)
Note: Former Section 127.11 was repealed by Ord. No. 387-92, passed 4-6-92, eff. 4-10-92.