Effective: October 13, 2020
Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 4 - 133rd General Assembly
All contracts made by the legislative authority of a village shall be executed in the name of the village and signed on its behalf by the mayor and clerk. Except where the contract is for equipment, services, materials, or supplies to be purchased under division (D) of section 713.23 or section 125.04 or 5513.01 of the Revised Code, available from a qualified nonprofit agency pursuant to sections 4115.31 to 4115.35 of the Revised Code, or required to be purchased from a qualified nonprofit agency under sections 125.60 to 125.6012 of the Revised Code, or, during the period of emergency declared by Executive Order 2020-01D, issued on March 9, 2020, when the purchase is for personal protective equipment necessary to respond to that emergency, when any expenditure, other than the compensation of persons employed in the village, exceeds fifty thousand dollars, such contracts shall be in writing and made with the lowest and best bidder after advertising once a week for not less than two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation within the village. The legislative authority may also cause notice to be inserted in trade papers or other publications designated by it or to be distributed by electronic means, including posting the notice on the legislative authority's internet web site. If the legislative authority posts the notice on its web site, it may eliminate the second notice otherwise required to be published in a newspaper of general circulation within the village, provided that the first notice published in such newspaper meets all of the following requirements:
(A) It is published at least two weeks before the opening of bids.
(B) It includes a statement that the notice is posted on the legislative authority's internet web site.
(C) It includes the internet address of the legislative authority's internet web site.
(D) It includes instructions describing how the notice may be accessed on the legislative authority's internet web site.
The bids shall be opened and shall be publicly read by the clerk of the village or a person designated by the clerk at the time, date, and place specified in the advertisement to bidders or specifications. The time, date, and place of bid openings may be extended to a later date by the legislative authority of the village, provided that written or oral notice of the change shall be given to all persons who have received or requested specifications no later than ninety-six hours prior to the original time and date fixed for the opening. This section does not apply to those villages that have provided for the appointment of a village administrator under section 735.271 of the Revised Code.
As used in this section, "personal protective equipment" means equipment worn to minimize exposure to hazards that cause workplace injuries and illnesses.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Title 7 | Municipal Corporations
Section 731.01 | Members of Legislative Authority.
Section 731.02 | Qualifications of Members of Legislative Authority.
Section 731.03 | Election and Term of Members of Legislative Authority.
Section 731.04 | Officers of Legislative Authority.
Section 731.05 | Powers of Legislative Authority.
Section 731.06 | Division of City Into Wards.
Section 731.07 | Salaries Shall Not Be Changed During Term.
Section 731.08 | Power of Legislative Authority as to Salaries and Bonds.
Section 731.09 | Members of Village Legislative Authority - Election - Terms of Office.
Section 731.091 | Elimination of Staggered Terms of Office.
Section 731.10 | President Pro Tempore of the Legislative Authority - Employees.
Section 731.11 | Vacancy When President Pro Tempore Becomes Mayor.
Section 731.12 | Qualifications of Members of Village Legislative Authority.
Section 731.13 | Compensation and Bonds of Village Officers, Clerks and Employees.
Section 731.14 | Contracts by Legislative Authority of a Village - Exception.
Section 731.141 | Village Administrator to Make Contracts and Purchases.
Section 731.15 | Bids and Proceedings.
Section 731.16 | Alterations or Modifications of Contracts.
Section 731.17 | Passage of Ordinances and Resolutions.
Section 731.18 | Style of Ordinances.
Section 731.19 | Subject and Amendment of Bylaws, Ordinances, and Resolutions.
Section 731.20 | Authentication and Recording.
Section 731.21 | Publication of Ordinances and Resolutions.
Section 731.211 | Method of Giving Notice of Proposed Charter Amendments.
Section 731.22 | Times of Publication Required.
Section 731.23 | Publication and Certification of Ordinances in Book Form.
Section 731.231 | Adopting Standard or Technical Ordinances and Codes.
Section 731.24 | Certificate of Clerk as to Publication.
Section 731.25 | Publication When No Newspaper in Municipal Corporation.
Section 731.26 | Effect of Not Making Publication.
Section 731.27 | Mayor's Veto in Cities.
Section 731.28 | Ordinances and Measures Proposed by Initiative Petition.
Section 731.29 | Petition for Referendum.
Section 731.30 | Application of Sections.
Section 731.31 | Presentation of Petition.
Section 731.32 | Copy of Proposed Ordinance or Measure Filed With Auditor or Clerk.
Section 731.33 | Words Which Shall Be Printed in Red.
Section 731.34 | Designation of Committee Filing Petition.
Section 731.35 | Itemized Statement by Circulator of Petition.
Section 731.36 | Prohibited Practices Relative to Petitions.
Section 731.38 | Prohibition Against Accepting Premium for Signing.
Section 731.40 | Prohibition Against Threats in Securing Signatures.
Section 731.41 | Charter Municipal Corporations.
Section 731.42 | Bylaws and Ordinances as Evidence.
Section 731.43 | Vacancy in Village Legislative Authority.
Section 731.44 | Judge of Election and Qualification of Members - Quorum and Special Meetings.
Section 731.45 | Rules - Journal - Expulsion of Members.
Section 731.46 | Meetings of Legislative Authority.
Section 731.47 | General Powers.
Section 731.48 | Contract Restrictions.
Section 731.49 | Failure to Take Oath or Give Bond.
Section 731.50 | Notice When New Bond Required.
Section 731.51 | Notice to Owner to Cut Noxious Weeds or Remove Litter - Service.
Section 731.52 | Fees for Service and Return.
Section 731.53 | Procedure When Owner Fails to Comply With Notice.
Section 731.54 | Written Return to County Auditor - Amount a Lien Upon Property.
Section 731.55 | Insurance for City Funds or Securities - Costs.
Section 731.56 | Investment of City Funds.
Section 731.57 | Investment Authorized - Limitations - Procedure.
Section 731.58 | Treasury Investment Account.