214.01 POLICY FOR PURCHASES OVER $25,000.
   (a)   If and to the extent budgeted by Council, the Mayor or a department head may make purchases and enter into contracts on behalf of the City involving expenditures of not more than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000). Council shall approve any such item beyond this authority via an ordinance. In the case of an emergency the Mayor has the authority to enter into a contract beyond the amount established above if an emergency exists which affects the public health, safety or welfare. At the next regularly scheduled Council meeting such emergency expenditure must be approved by ordinance. Additionally, the Ohio Revised Code requires formal bidding requirements for certain expenditures, and in these cases the City will follow all procedures required by law. In all cases not requiring Council approval, funds used for the purchase will have been budgeted and the purchase shall follow all normal purchasing and approval procedures and the Director of Finance shall certify the availability of funds.
   (b)   Each month, prior to the regular meeting of Council, the Finance Director will prepare a report listing all of the purchases and contracts subject to this section, not requiring approval from Council, executed since the prior month's report.
(Ord. 1998-124. Passed 6-1-98; Ord. 2023-123. Passed 12-4-23.)