A. The Manager shall be the contracting officer of the Municipality, and shall execute all contracts and agreements on behalf of the Municipality in the manner and under the procedures provided by this Charter.
B. When the expenditure of funds for the purchase of supplies, equipment, or materials, or to provide labor for any work to be performed under a contract for a public improvement, exceeds 80% of the amount specified by the laws of the State of Ohio for which such purchases or work may be accomplished without advertisement and competitive bidding, such expenditure shall require advertisement and competitive bidding.
C. Compensations of persons and employees; contracts with persons, firms, or corporations for service requiring specialized or professional skill, knowledge, or training; expenditures for and contracts for insurance; and expenditures required because of a real and present emergency, when authorized by an ordinance adopted by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of all the members of Council, may be awarded and executed without the necessity of advertisement and competitive bidding.
D. Modifications and changes to contracts awarded under competitive bidding, which modifications and changes increase the total expenditure by an amount which would itself require advertisement and competitive bidding under this Charter hereof, shall first be authorized by an ordinance enacted by the Council; however, advertisement and competitive bidding shall not be required.
E. No contract or order shall be willfully split or divided into separate contracts or orders solely in order to avoid the requirement of advertisement and competitive bidding as provided by Subsection B. hereof.
(Amended 11-5-13.)