Section 1. No contract shall be entered into by the Village for the making of any public improvement or for the purchase of any materials, tools, apparatus, supplies or services, exclusive of professional services, which professional services include but are not limited to Village Attorney, Village Engineer, Village Planner, Village Accountant and Village Auditor, the consideration or cost of which shall exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000), until specifications shall be prepared therefor, and published advertisement made for sealed proposals thereon; provided, however, that by a vote of two-thirds (2/3) of the members of the Council-elect, such contracts may be made without advertisement. The Village shall have the right to reject any or all such proposals.
(Amended 3-12-79; 3-13-95; 3-11-02)
Section 2. Subject to the provisions of the Charter, the Village may through its departments, officers, and employees perform public work of all kinds or it may let any of such work by contract. The Village shall not, however, undertake the performance of any construction work exceeding an estimated cost of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000), until it has first advertised for sealed proposals therefor.
(Amended 3-12-79; 3-13-95; 3-11-02)
Section 3. No public improvement, costing more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000), shall be contracted for or commenced until drawings, profiles, and estimates for same shall have been submitted to the Council and approved by it; and the same or a copy thereof shall thereafter remain on file in the office of the Village Clerk subject to inspection of the public.
(Amended 3-12-79; 3-13-95; 3-11-02)
Section 4. No member of the Council shall vote for the authorization of any contract with or for the Village, or for the expenditure of any money on the part of the Village, if he or she shall be financially interested in the proceeds of such contract or in the money so expended.