Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Procurement topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Council suspends rules to authorize emergency purchase of Vactor sewer cleaner; adopts America250-OH resolution
Summary
Bellevue City Council unanimously approved suspending rules to give Ordinance No. 1-26 a third reading, then adopted the emergency ordinance authorizing the Safety-Service Director to contract for a Vactor truck under Ohio Revised Code §735.051; the council also unanimously adopted a resolution supporting America250-OH.
Bellevue City Council on Feb. 9 moved and passed a suspension of the rules to give Ordinance No. 1-26 its third reading, then adopted the measure declaring an emergency so the Safety-Service Director may contract without competitive bidding for a Vactor truck-mounted single-engine sewer cleaner for the Water Pollution Control Department.
Council voted 7-0 to suspend the rules and allow a third reading by title only; the subsequent motion to adopt Ordinance No. 1-26 as an emergency passed 6-1, with Mr. Shepherd casting the lone nay. The ordinance cites Ohio Revised Code §735.051 as the authority for a no-bid contract in this procurement.
Separately, Council gave Resolution No. R-2-26 a third reading by title and adopted it unanimously. The resolution expresses the city’s support for the Ohio commission for the United States semiquincentennial (America250-OH).
The ordinance text in the minutes says the Vactor acquisition is for the Water Pollution Control Department; the Law Director conducted readings by title only and members recorded their votes on the floor. The emergency designation allows the contract to be executed more quickly than under ordinary ordinance effective-date rules.
Next steps: With the emergency adoption, procurement and contracting steps may proceed under the authority cited; Council minutes record the vote tallies and the legal citation. No additional details about contract value, vendor selection process beyond the named vendor (Vactor) or delivery schedule were provided in the minutes.
