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AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING A CONTRACT WITH STEPPING
STONE, INC. FOR SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED TO THE
LITTLE ROCK POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE LITTLE ROCK
MUNICIPAL COURTS; APPROPRIATING $30,000.00 FROM
THE CITY'S SPECIAL PROJECTS FUND; AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES.
WHEREAS, S tOn ep , Inc. operates a n e mcrrcc nv 1 shelter
for juveniles on a twenty -four (24) hour a day, seven (7) days a
week basis as an alternative to incarceration by the Little Rock
Police Department; and
WHEREAS, these youth -at -risk are oftentimes runaways,
homeless youth, or juvenile delinquents; and
WHEREAS, this program along with the Home Attention program
are viable alternatives to incarceration in the City's adult jail
facilities and will thereby alleviate overcrowding and additional
prisoner cost; and
WHEREAS, Stepping Stone, Inc. also provides specialists who
monitor the arrest and intake of juveniles in order to determine
eligibility for the Home Attention Program; and
WHEREAS, Stepping Stone, Inc. has also established a
diversion program which offers alternative forms of sentencing by
the Municipal Courts of the City of Little Rock; and
WHEREAS, Stepping Stone, Inc. as an organization is unique
in being able to provide these services on a twenty -four (24) hour
a day, seven (7) day a week basis.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:
SECTION 1: The City Manager is authorized to enter into a
contract for up to Thirty Thousand Dollars ($30,000.00) with
Stepping Stone, Inc. to provide the services as identified above
to the Little Rock Police Department and the Little Rock Municipal
Courts.
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SECTION 2: Inasmuch as Stepping Stone, Inc. is unique in
being able to offer all these services on a twenty -four (24) hour
a day, seven (7) day a week basis, competitive bidding is hereby
waived.
SECTION 3: The City Manager is further authorized to
appropriate to Stepping Stone, Inc. the sum of $30,000.00 from
the unappropriated balance of the City's special projects fund.
PASSED: July 5, 1989
ATTEST:
CITlI/ CLERK JANE CZECH
MARK STODOLA, CITY ATTORNEY
APPROVED; A/
C'
MAYOR F OYD G. VILLINES, III