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Board of Directors Room
City Hall - 500 W. Markham
Little Rock, Arkansas
November 9, 1994 - 2:20 P.M.
The Board of Directors of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas,
met in special session with Mayor Jim Dailey presiding. The roll
was called by City Clerk Robbie Hancock, with the following
Directors present: Directors Roy, Sharp, Lewellen, Adcock,
Hendrix, Scheibner, Keck and Joyce - total 8; Absent - Director
Priest and Vice Mayor Mason - total 2.
With a quorum being present, Mayor Dailey declared the Board
of Directors in session and announced the purpose of the special
meeting was to consider a Resolution supporting the location of
Arkansas State Police Headquarters in Southwest Little Rock and
an ordinance permitting the City Manager to continue a contract
with Voice -Tel for voice mail services. (The certificate of
receipt of notice of the special meeting was filed with the City
Clerk.) The proceedings of the meeting are recorded as follows.
The Invocation was given by Mayor Dailey.
The first presentation was Resolution No. 9,272 entitled:
A RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT FOR THE LOCATION OF THE ARKANSAS
STATE POLICE HEADQUARTERS IN SOUTHWEST LITTLE ROCK; DIRECTING THE
MAYOR AND THE CITY CLERK TO PRESENT THIS RESOLUTION TO THE
GOVERNOR FOR HIS CONSIDERATION; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES;
and the Resolution was read in full. There was a motion by
Director Keck, seconded by Director Adcock, to adopt the
Resolution, and the Resolution was adopted unanimously by the
Board Members present.
Consideration was then given to Ordinance No. 16,773, with
the title being:
AN ORDINANCE PERMITTING THE CITY MANAGER TO CONTINUE A
CONTRACT WITH VOICE -TEL FOR CERTAIN COMMUNICATION SERVICES;
WAIVING THE REQUIREMENT FOR COMPETITIVE BIDDING; AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES;
City Manager Charles Nickerson explained to the Board of
Directors that he was up against the legal limit as to what he
could spend and asked the Board to authorize him to extend the
contract with Voice -Tel for voice mail services. He also asked
the Board to authorize the purchase of a voice mail system for
the City which would be much more cost effective (see pages 7 and
9 of Minutes of November 1, 1994.) Mr. Wendell Jones, Director
of General Services, made a slide presentation of the cost
comparison of voice mail service and purchasing a system. He
concluded by recommending the purchase of a voice mail system
from Business Communications System. There was a lengthy
discussion. Directors Keck, Adcock and Lewellen spoke in support
of the voice mail system. Directors Roy and Sharp said voice
mail was not an advantage for them. In response to a question by
Director Scheibner, Mr. Nickerson stated the money would be taken
out of the 1995 Capital Budget. The Ordinance was then read the
first time. There was a motion by Director Lewellen, seconded by
Director Adcock, to suspend the rules and place the Ordinance on
second reading. The motion was unanimously adopted by the Board
Members present, being nine in number and two - thirds or more of
the members of the Board of Directors - elect, and the second
reading of the Ordinance ensued. There was a subsequent motion
and second by Directors Adcock and Lewellen, respectively, to
again suspend the rules and place the Ordinance on third and
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final reading. The motion was unanimously adopted by the Board
Members present, being nine in number and two thirds or more of
the members of the Board of Directors - elect, and the Ordinance
was then read the third and last time. A roll call vote was
taken on passage of the Ordinance with the results recorded as
follows: Ayes - Directors Roy, Lewellen, Mayor Dailey, Directors
Adcock, Scheibner, Keck and Joyce - total 7; Noes - Directors
Sharp and Hendrix - total 2; Absent - Director Priest and Vice
Mayor Mason - total 2.
The Emergency Clause contained in Section 3 of the foregoing
Ordinance was then read and adopted by the following roll call
vote: Ayes - Directors Roy, Sharp, Lewellen, Mayor Dailey,
Directors Adcock, Scheibner, Keck and Joyce - total 8; Noes -
Director Hendrix - total 1; Absent - Director Priest and Vice
Mayor Mason - total 2. Therefore, the Ordinance, together with
the Emergency Section, was declared PASSED.
There being no further business to be presented, the special
meeting of the Board of Directors was adjourned at 2:45 o'clock
P.M.
ATTEST: APPROVED:
City Clerk Robbie Hancock (�yor Jim Dailey
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