The Municipal Manager shall make contracts, purchase supplies and materials, and provide labor for any work under his/her supervision involving not more than the similar limitation prescribed for Village Administrators under state statute. The process for contracting including competitive bidding, or exceptions to the requirements for competitive bidding, shall be governed by Village ordinance, or, in the absence of such ordinance, by Ohio law. When an expenditure other than the compensation of persons employed by the Village exceeds the similar limitation prescribed for Village Administrators under state statute, such expenditure shall first be authorized and directed by Council.