(a) All contracts made by the City of Medina shall be executed in the name of the City and signed on its behalf by the Mayor.
(b) The directors of the various departments of the City may purchase and contract for supplies or materials, or provide for any work under the supervision of the department not involving more than two thousand dollars ($2,000).
(c) In the absence of an ordinance passed by Council, the Board of Control shall approve all contracts or purchases in excess of two thousand dollars ($2,000) but not exceeding twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) and shall direct the Mayor to enter into the contract. In the absence of an ordinance passed by Council, the Finance Committee shall approve all contracts or purchases in excess of twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) but not exceeding thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000) and shall direct the Mayor to enter into the contract.
(d) Except as permitted otherwise by law, when any expenditure, other than the compensation of persons employed by the City, exceeds thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000), such contracts shall be in writing and made with the lowest and best bidder as determined by the Board of Control after advertising for not less than two nor more than four consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation with the City. Bids shall be opened and publicly read at the time, date and place specified in the advertisement to bidders or specifications. The time and date of bid openings may be extended to a later date by the Board of Control, provided that notice of the change shall be given to all persons who have received or requested specifications no later than forty-eight hours prior to the original time and date fixed for the opening. (Ord. 77-23. Passed 4-24-23.)
(e) With authorization by Council, the Mayor may, on behalf of the City alone or in conjunction with one or more other political subdivisions and/or public or private hospital, execute a contract between the City and an emergency medical service organization, without competitive bid, for the purpose of providing emergency medical services and ambulance services to emergency patients in response to medical emergencies, notice of which is received through a 911 emergency system or similar system serving the City or notice of which is received directly by the City.
For the purpose of this section:
(1) "Ambulance" means any motor vehicle that is used, or is intended to be used, for the purpose of responding to emergency medical situations, transporting emergency patients and administering emergency medical service to patients before, during, or after transportation;
(2) "Emergency medical service" means services performed by first responders, emergency medical technicians and paramedics and includes such services performed before or during any transport of a patient, including transports between hospitals and transports to and from helicopters;
(3) "Emergency medical service organization" means a public or private organization using first responders, emergency medical technicians and/or paramedics to provide emergency medical services;
(4) "Emergency patient" means an individual who requires emergency medical care, as a result of serious illness or injury (not necessarily life-threatening), prior to receiving professional medical care or hospitalization; and
(5) "Medical emergency" means an unforeseen event affecting an individual in such a manner that a need for immediate care is created.
(Ord. 33-09. Passed 3-9-09.)