#43-06

PASSED 12/11/06

COMMITTEE REVIEW:
INTRODUCED BY:	FINANCE COMMITTEE
INTRODUCED ON:	DECEMBER 11, 2006
DATE OF FIRST READING:	DECEMBER 11, 2006
DATE OF SECOND READING:
DATE OF THIRD READING:
EMERGENCY CLAUSE:	YES/NO
TITLE ONLY PURSUANT TO SECTION 4.07 OF THE CHARTER:	YES/NO

AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MUNICIPAL MANAGER TO EXECUTE CONTRACTS FOR THE PURCHASE OF CHEMICALS FOR THE SEBRING WATER PLANT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2007; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.

WHEREAS the Sebring Water Treatment Plant uses chemicals to treat water for distribution; and

WHEREAS bids were opened at 12:00 noon on Tuesday, November 21, 2006 for chemicals to be used at the Water Plant; and

WHEREAS various companies submitted the lowest best bids for several types of chemicals necessary for the proper operation of the Water Plant.

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF SEBRING, MAHONING COUNTY, OHIO:

 contracts Section 1:    That the Municipal Manager is hereby authorized to enter into with the following companies for the purchase of chemicals for the Water Treatment Plant for fiscal year 2007:

   Company Name                                Chemical Type                                     Cost

    Bonded Chemical                            Fluoride                                      $20.00/   100 lbs.

    Univar                                               Chlorine                                      $39.00/  100 lbs.   

    Sal ChemicalPolymer                                                                            $  1.42/   1 lb.

    Bonded Chemical                             Carbon                                        $62.45/   100 lbs.

     Univar                                               NaOH 25% load                        $  8.65/   100 lbs.

     Sal Chemical                                     NaOH 50% load                       $12.00/   100 lbs.

     Univar                                               Aluminum Sulfate liquid          $209.00/ dry ton

     Univar                                                Delpac                                       $16.95/   100 lbs.

        

Section 2:        That maximum amounts to be spent on the purchase of said chemicals shall be established by budgetary appropriation with the adoption of the fiscal year 2007 Municipal Budget.

Section 3:        That it is FOUND and DETERMINED that all formal actions of this Council relating to the passage of this Ordinance or adopted in an open meeting of this Council, and that all deliberations of this Council, and of any of its committees which resulted in such formal actions were made in compliance with all legal requirements, including those of section 121.22 of the Ohio Revised Code, all pursuant to Section 3.11 of the Charter of the Village of Sebring.

Section 4:        That this Ordinance is hereby determined to be an EMERGENCY MEASURE necessary for the immediate preservation of the public health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the Municipality of Sebring, Ohio and to provide for the necessary chemicals for the processing of safe drinking water for the residents of the Village of Sebring.

	_____________________________ JOHN W. SMITH Mayor/President of Council
ATTEST:	APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
_________________________ Malea G. Sanor Clerk of Council	_________________________ Andrew L. Zumbar Assistant Solicitor