(a) All contracts shall be executed in the name of the City, by the City Manager and shall bear the certificate of the Director of Finance required of the fiscal officer by applicable sections of the Ohio Revised Code relating to the availability of funds. Except for contracts for the purchase of insurance coverage, or contracts for the performance of professional or personal services of a specialized nature requiring special skills and aptitude, or contracts which under Ohio law do not require competitive bidding, contracts which involve an expenditure in excess of the amount specified in Section 9.17 of the Ohio Revised Code shall be authorized and approved by Council motion by a majority vote at any regular or special Council meeting, and shall be let only to the lowest and best responsible bidder, after advertising once a week for not less than two (2) nor more than four (4) consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the City. Contracts calling for the purchase of insurance coverage, or for the performance of professional or personal services of a specialized nature requiring special skills and aptitude, or for which competitive bidding is not required under Ohio law, and involving expenditures in excess of the amount specified in Section 9.17 of the Ohio Revised Code may be authorized and approved by Council motion by a majority vote at any regular or special Council meeting without advertising and/or bidding.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in the Charter or by local ordinance, the general laws of the State of Ohio govern the procedure for advertising and awarding contracts of the City.
(Ord. 127-23. Passed 11-13-23.)