CHAPTER 208
Public Contracts
208.01   Nonapplication of Prevailing Wage Law.
208.02   Unbid goods and services; approval by Council.
208.03   Cooperative purchasing.
CROSS REFERENCES
Advertising of contracts - see CHTR. Art. IV, Sec. 12
Bidding - see CHTR. Art. VIII, Sec. 6
Franchises - see CHTR. Art. XI
Cooperative purchasing with State - see Ohio R.C. 125.04(B), 5513.01(B)
Unlawful interest in public contracts - see GEN. OFF. 606.17
Mutual aid contracts for utility services - see S.U. & P.S. 1040.04
208.01   NONAPPLICATION OF PREVAILING WAGE LAW.
   (a)   Ohio R.C. 4115.02 through 4115.16, as amended, sometimes referred to as the Prevailing Wage Law, are hereby expressly declared not to be incorporated into the laws and ordinances of the Village.
   (b)   Neither Council nor any Village officer or employee shall be bound by any of the provisions of such Prevailing Wage Law, nor shall Council or any Village officer or employee designate a Prevailing Wage Coordinator to perform any responsibility as required in such Law.
   (c)   Contracts entered into by the Village shall not comply with the Prevailing Wage Law, except to the extent that any subsequent legislation specifically provides to the contrary, or except to the extent that the Village is required to comply with such Law as a condition of obtaining funds. (Ord. 81-1000. Passed 1-6-81.)
208.02   UNBID GOODS AND SERVICES; APPROVAL BY COUNCIL.
   (a)   All contracts for goods and services for which no bids are taken and on which there have been no prior Council approval and recommendation shall be submitted, in their final drafts, for the approval of Council before execution.
   (b)   No contract or part thereof which falls under subsection (a) hereof shall become binding upon the Village unless the same has been approved by Council. No contract or part thereof which has been approved by Council may be amended, altered or changed in any way after such approval without the written consent and approval of Council.
(Ord. 880. Passed 1-6-76.)
208.03   COOPERATIVE PURCHASING.
   (a)   Participation With Department of Administrative Services; Authority of Mayor.
      (1)   The Mayor hereby requests authority in the name of the Village to participate in State contracts which the Department of Administrative Services, Office of State Purchasing, has entered into for the purchase of supplies, services, equipment and certain materials pursuant to Ohio R.C. 125.04.
      (2)   The Mayor is hereby authorized to agree in the name of the Village to be bound by all contract terms and conditions as the Department of Administrative Services, Office of State Purchasing, prescribes. Such terms and conditions may include a reasonable fee to cover the administrative costs which the Department of Administrative Services incurs as a result of the participation of the Village in a contract. Further, the Mayor does hereby agree to be bound by all such terms and conditions.
      (3)   The Mayor is hereby authorized to agree in the name of the Village to directly pay the vendor, under each such State contract in which it participates for items it receives pursuant to the contract, and the Mayor does hereby agree to directly pay the vendor.
(Res. 90-938. Passed 6-15-90.)
   (b)   Participation With Department of Transportation; Authority of Mayor.
      (1)   The Mayor hereby requests authority, in the name of the Village, to participate in the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) contracts for the purchase of machinery, materials, supplies or other articles which the Department has entered into pursuant to Ohio R.C. 5513.01(B).
      (2)   The Mayor is hereby authorized to agree, in the name of the Village, to be bound by all terms and conditions as the Director of Transportation prescribes.
      (3)   The Mayor is hereby authorized to agree, in the name of the Village, to directly pay vendors, under each such contract of the Ohio Department of Transportation in which the Village participates, for items it receives pursuant to such contract.
      (4)   The Village agrees to hold the Director of Transportation and ODOT harmless for any claim or dispute arising out of participation in a contract pursuant to Ohio R.C. 5513.01(B).
(Res. 97-030. Passed 11-18-97.)