Council approves emergency ordinance to enter water purification services contract without formal bidding per Ohio EPA recommendation
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Summary
Council enacted an emergency ordinance authorizing a contract for services at the city water purification plant without formal bidding, citing Ohio EPA recommendations; the ordinance passed unanimously.
Lorain City Council unanimously passed an emergency ordinance authorizing the safety-service director to enter into a contract for services at the water purification plant without formal bidding, citing recommendations from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency.
Council suspended the three-reading rule and approved the ordinance after brief discussion; no contract value was stated in the meeting record. Councilmembers voted to pass the emergency measure so the services could proceed expeditiously under the Ohio EPA recommendation.
The ordinance was recorded as an emergency measure and passed unanimously; the transcript does not list contract dollar amounts or a contractor name for the services authorized under the emergency declaration.
