Purchases of any amount may be made without going through the formal purchasing process under the following circumstances:
(a) Cooperative Purchasing; Shared Services. The City Manager shall have the authority to purchase supplies, materials or equipment and obtain services for which funds have been appropriated through cooperative purchasing programs, whereby the City shall be eligible, as a member or otherwise, to join a group of governmental entities and share the benefits and advantages of volume purchasing and reduced administrative costs, to include without limitation state contract purchasing pursuant to Ohio Revised Code Section 125.04, joint purchasing and shared services provisions of Ohio Revised Code Section 9.48 and any other similar program whether operated by a public or private entity.
(b) Purchases from Other Political Subdivisions. The City Manager shall have the authority to make purchases of supplies, materials and equipment on invitation from another political subdivision that has undertaken a bidding process and whose successful bidder agrees to provide such supplies, materials or equipment upon equivalent terms, conditions and specifications.
(c) Used Equipment. Used supplies, materials and equipment from any source may be but are not required to be purchased pursuant to formal purchasing methods.
(d) Professional Service Selection. The selection of professional services that usually require education, training, skill or expertise of an advanced, specialized or peculiar nature including without limitation, such services as those performed by attorneys, architects, engineers, accountants, physicians, technology specialists, insurance brokers/agents and third-party administrators may be but are not required to be made by formal purchasing methods. The City Manager may prescribe rules and regulations for the selection of professional services.
(Ord. 02-2017. Passed 1-17-17.)