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2 ORDINANCE NO. 18 370
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4 AN ORDINANCE DISPENSING WITH COMPETITIVE
5 BIDDING AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY
6 MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH
7 CRANFORD JOHNSON ROBINSON WOODS, INC.;
8 DECLARING AN EMERGENCY; AND FOR OTHER
9 PURPOSES.
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i i WHEREAS, since its inception, the Little Rock Commission on Domestic
12 Violence sought to provide a public awareness campaign on the subject of domestic
13 violence, and
14 WHEREAS, after a competitive selection process, Cranford, Johnson, Robinson
15 Woods, Inc. was selected to be the provider of the twelve -month public awareness
16 campaign, and
17 WHEREAS, the contract for the public awareness campaign ended on
18 September 9, 2000 with money exceeding $10,000.00 remaining unspent out of the
19 authorized contract amount of $100,000, and
20 WHEREAS, October is Domestic Violence Prevention Month and the
21 Commission is sponsoring or participating in many activities to educate the public at
22 large and to provide followup services during that month and the following two months,
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24 WHEREAS, utilizing the program, advertisements and materials already
25 developed by Cranford Johnson Robinson Woods, Inc. would be the most efficient and
26 cost - effective method of increasing public awareness and contributing to the coordinated
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I community response during Domestic Violence Prevention Month and the rest of the
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3 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF
4 DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:
5 Section 1. The City Manager is authorized to dispense with competitive
6 bidding and enter into a sole source contract with Cranford Johnson Robinson Woods,
7 Inc. in the amount not to exceed $10,000.00 to continue the City's domestic violence
8 public awareness campaign during the remaining critical months of this year .
9 Section 2. Little Rock, Ark. Resolution No. 9,937 (March 18, 1997), declaring
10 that unexpended Future - Little Rock funds, excluding prevention, intervention and
11 treatment funds, shall be transferred to the Infrastructure Account or in the Future Little
12 Rock reserve, is hereby amended to the extent that the funds authorized by this
13 Ordinance are not transferred to the unspent monies fund.
14 PASSED: October 10, 2000
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20 Nanq Wood, City Clerk Jim ailey, Mayor
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25 Thomas M. Carpenter, City A rney
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