SECTION 5. GENERAL ORDINANCES.
   The Council shall by ordinance make provision for:
   (a)   The time of regular meetings of the Council.
   (b)   The method of giving public notice of the enactment of its ordinances and adoption of its resolutions and of any other of its acts or proceedings which it deems proper to publish, provided, however, that until so provided for, such public notice shall be in the manner provided by the statutes of the State of Ohio.
   (c)   The advertising and awarding of contracts, provided that no expenditure of more than fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000), or such other sum as established from time to time by the statutes of the State of Ohio, pertaining to the maximum expenditure permitted by a city without competitive bidding, except for the acquisition of real estate, for the discharge of non-contractual claims against the City, for personal services, for the joint use of facilities or exercise of powers with other political subdivisions, or for the product or services of public utilities, including those Municipally operated, shall be made except pursuant to contract made with the lowest and best bidder after public advertising and receipt of bids in the manner provided by ordinance, and provided further that no contract in excess of fifty percent (50%) of the sum required for competitive bidding, as set forth hereinabove, shall be made without approval of Council.
   (d)   The procedure for making public improvements and levying assessments expeditiously, including the procedure for combining two or more public improvements and the levying of assessments therefor in one proceeding, and if the Council finds that it would be economical and practical to undertake such improvements promptly.
   (e)   Such other general regulations as the Council may deem necessary, including regulations as to the custody and use by the Clerk of Council of an official seal.
(11-3-81; 11-7-89; 11-3-98)