21532 1 ORDINANCE NO. 21,532
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3 AN ORDINANCE TO DECLARE IT IMPRACTICAL AND UNFEASIBLE
4 TO BID; TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN
5 AGREEMENT WITH GLAXOSMITHKLINE,IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO
6 EXCEED FORTY-THOUSAND DOLLARS ($40,000.00), FOR A
7 TWELVE (12)-MONTH TERM EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 1, 2018, TO
8 PURCHASE VACCINES PURSUANT TO A PROGRAM OF THE
9 CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTRO; TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY;
10 AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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12 WHEREAS,there are various groups of City employees at risk of exposure to certain communicable
13 diseases,which can be prevented by the use of available vaccines and in the process assure the delivery of
14 emergency and non-emergency services to the citizens of the City; and,
15 WHEREAS,the City of Little Rock operates an aggressive program of vaccinating at risk employees;
16 WHEREAS, the Center for Disease Control Program (CDC) has made arrangements to provide
17 vaccine for Influenza, Hepatitis A and B, Rabies and several other conditions through GlaxoSmithKline
18 (GSK)at a greatly reduced price;
19 NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY
20 OF LITTLE ROCK,ARKANSAS:
21 Section 1. The Board of Directors of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, declare that because of the
22 arrangement between the CDC and GSK to provide local governments with vaccines at a greatly reduced
23 cost, it is impractical and unfeasible to submit this purchase to formal competitive bids.
24 Section 2. The City Manager is authorized to enter into an agreement with GSK for a period of twelve
25 (12)months to begin on February 1,2018,to purchase necessary vaccines for City employees in an amount
26 not to exceed Forty-Thousand Dollars ($40,000.00).
27 Section 3. Funding for this purchase is available in Account No. 101003-53310.
28 Section 4. Severability. In the event any title, section, paragraph, item, sentence, clause, phrase, or
29 word of this ordinance is declared or adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such declaration or
30 adjudication shall not affect the remaining portions of the ordinance which shall remain in full force and
31 effect as if the portion so declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional was not originally a part of the
32 ordinance.
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1 Section 5. Repealer. All resolutions, bylaws, and other matters inconsistent with this ordinance are
2 hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.
3 Section 6. Emergency Clause. The ability to continue to provide emergency services and non-
4 emergency services to the citizens of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, is essential to the public health,
5 safety and welfare, and can be enhanced when City employees are able to receive appropriate vaccinations
6 for influenza,Hepatitis A and B, rabies, and other conditions;an emergency, therefore, is declared to exist
7 and this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after the date of its passage.
8 PASSED: January 30,2018
9 ATT.fir.. APPROVED:
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12 '1i a i gle Iiity Clerk Mark Stodola,Mayor
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16 Thomas M.Carpenter,City Attor(ey
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