That notwithstanding any Codified Ordinance to the contrary, when in the prosecution of any work or improvement under contract it becomes necessary, in the opinion of the director of the appropriate department, to make alterations or modifications in such contracts wherein the alteration or modification requires the payment of ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) or more by the City of Cleveland and/or wherein the alteration or modification affects a right of the City to receive funds or property having a value of ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) or more, such alterations or modifications shall be made only when authorized by the Council upon the written recommendations of such director, countersigned by the Mayor. No such alterations shall be valid unless both the price to be paid for the work or material, or both, under the altered or modified contract, shall have been agreed upon in writing and signed by the contractor and such director prior to such authorization by Council. For purposes of this section, “work or improvement under contract” means all purchase, professional service, grant and loan agreements executed by the City of Cleveland, excluding public improvement agreements.
(Ord. No. 2068-99. Passed 4-17-00, eff. 4-26-00 without the signature of the Mayor)