(a) No officer, department head, or employee shall, during any fiscal year, expend or contract to expend any money or incur any liability, or enter into any contract which by its terms involves the expenditure of money, for any purpose in excess of the amounts appropriated for that general classification of expenditure, and without prior certification of availability of sufficient unencumbered funds by the Treasurer of the Village. Any contract made in violation of this section shall be null and void, and the contractor cannot recover:
(1) The contract price with the Village, or
(2) On a cause of action in quantum meruit, since in Ohio there is no implied liability on the part of the Village for work done or services rendered or materials furnished.
(b) The Treasurer or his assignee may:
(1) Issue a blanket purchase order to a vendor in a dollar amount certain in accordance with Ohio R.C. 5705.41(D) for the expediting of the day to day operations of the Village.
(Ord. 24-2003. Passed 2-18-03.)
(Ord. 24-2003. Passed 2-18-03.)
(2) Issue a purchase order number to be used in an emergency situation, followed the next working day with the proper certification; however, payment in an amount over three thousand dollars ($3,000) is subject to authorization by Council resolution within thirty days of receipt of the certification.
(Ord. 64-08. Passed 7-7-08.)
(Ord. 64-08. Passed 7-7-08.)
(c) Any situation concerning the expenditure of money or the certification of the Treasurer or the legality or correctness of any financial transaction not covered by other sections of this section shall be brought to the attention of Council within fifteen days for final determination.
(Ord. 24-2003. Passed 2-18-03.)