21039 1 ORDINANCE NO. 21,039
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3 AN ORDINANCE TO DISPENSE WITH COMPETITIVE QUOTES DUE
4 TO AN EXCEPTIONAL SITUATION; TO AWARD AN AGREEMENT
5 FOR A COMMUNICATIONS CENTER AUDIT BY THE ASSOCIATION
6 OF PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS OFFICIALS,
7 INTERNATIONAL, IN THE AMOUNT OF TWENTY-TWO THOUSAND,
8 ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS22100.0 ;
($ 0), TO DECLARE AN
9 EMERGENCY; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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11 WHEREAS,periodic review of the Communication Center's organizational structure, programs and
12 procedures is essential to efficient,professional operation of the Center as new technology develops and as
13 public needs change;and,
14 WHEREAS,an independent audit of the Little Rock Emergency Communications Center's operations
15 performed by a public safety communications expert would help to identify equipment,staffing and training
16 needs and to pinpoint any performance issues that need to be addressed;and,
17 WHEREAS,the emergency dispatch operational standards adopted by the City were developed by the
18 Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials, International (APCO), a public safety
19 communications standards developer accredited by the American National Standards Institute(ANSI);and,
20 WHEREAS, it would be impracticable and contrary to the public interest to hire any consultant other
21 than an APCO consultant to determine whether the APCO operational and training standards have been
22 met at the Little Rock Communications Center and, in light of that evaluation,to provide communications
23 managers with advice on any issues surrounding effective and efficient operations;and,
24 WHEREAS, the Little Rock Board of Directors feels that this is a unique situation which makes
25 competitive bidding impracticable and contrary to the best interest of the City.
26 NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY
27 OF LITTLE ROCK,ARKANSAS:
28 Section 1. The Cityis authorized Manager g ut onzed to enter into an agreement with the Association of
29 Public-Safety Communications Officials, International for a communications audit and associated
30 consulting services in the amount of Twenty-Two Thousand, One Hundred Dollars ($22,100.00) plus
31 applicable taxes.
32 Section 2. Because of the critical need to utilize the City's current public safety communications
33 standards as efficiently and effectively as possible by requesting that the developer of those standards
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1 identify any procedural or technical shortfalls, the Board declares that it is impractical and unfeasible to
2 submit this matter to a competitive bid process,and,therefore,waives competitive bidding.
3 Section 3. Funds for this service are available in the Little Rock Police Department's Seized Asset
4 Forfeiture Funds.
5 Section 4. Severability. In the event any portion of this ordinance is declared or adjudged to be invalid
6 or unconstitutional, such declaration or adjudication shall not affect the remaining portions of this
7 ordinance, which shall remain in full force and effect as if the portion so declared or adjudged invalid or
8 unconstitutional were not originally a part of this ordinance.
9 Section 5. Repealer. All ordinances and resolutions,and parts thereof,which are in conflict with any
10 provision of this ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict.
11 Section 6. Emergency Clause. It is essential to the public health, safety, and welfare to determine
1 12 whether the APCO operational and training standards are met by the Little Rock Communications Center
13 and to address any issues that are identified with respect to effective and efficient operation of the Center;
14 an emergency is, therefore, declared to exist and this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and
15 after the date of its passage.
16 PASSED: May 19,2015
17 ATTE T: APPROVED:
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20 s: ,ley,City Clerk Mark Stodola,Mayor
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24 Thomas M.Carpenter,City Attorne J
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