Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as limiting the power of the City to enter into professional service contracts, leases, or other type of purchases not required by law to be by competitive bidding. Nevertheless, contracts or agreements for professional services, sole source contracts or agreements, and contracts or agreements which are necessitated by an emergency that threatens the health or safety of the inhabitants of the City, or contracts or agreements that are immediately necessary for the preservation or replacement of City real or personal property or facilities, shall be exempt from bidding. In addition, when the City may otherwise be required by the laws of Ohio, ordinance or resolution, to make any purchase or contract of any type of property or services, or contract for purchases or services by competitive bid, the proposal process, or qualified base selection process, Council may eliminate the necessity therefor in the best interest of the City, as determined in the sole discretion of Council by a majority vote of the current members of Council. Emergency purchase procedure shall be controlled by Section 105.03. (Ord. 36-01. Passed 5-7-01.)