(A) Expenditure authority for the corporate authorities and various employees of the village shall be as follows.
(1) Corporate authorities. Any Trustee and the Village President are authorized to sign contracts on behalf of the village and to purchase goods and services on behalf of the village where:
(a) The value of any single transaction is less than $2,500; and
(b) The transaction has been approved by a majority of the appropriate Board committee having jurisdiction over the subject matter of the contract, either at a committee meeting, or in cases where a committee meeting is impracticable and the need for immediate action apparent, by polling the members of the committee.
(2) Supervisors. Supervisors (the Chief of Police, the Superintendent of Public Works and the Office Manager) are authorized to enter into contracts on behalf of the village or to purchase goods and services on behalf of the village where:
(a) The value of a single transaction does not exceed $500; and
(b) It is not practicable to secure the approval of the appropriate committee prior to the transaction.
(3) Chief Mechanic. The Chief Mechanic is authorized to enter into contracts on behalf of the village or to purchase goods and services on behalf of the village where:
(a) The value of a single transaction does not exceed $500; and
(b) The transaction relates to repair or maintenance of village equipment.
(B) Nothing in this section shall be construed as authorizing the entering into a contract or making a purchase of goods and services where the transaction is not supported by a prior appropriation or is prohibited by laws relating to conflicts of interest, expenditures of public funds for private purposes, or otherwise.
(Prior Code, § 33.022) (Ord. 97-025, passed 10-6-1997)