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Home My WebLink About21645 ORDINANCE N . 1 O21,645 2 3 AN ORDINANCE TO DECLARE IT IMPRACTICAL AND UNFEASIBLE 4 TO BID; TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO DISPENSE WITH 5 THE REQUIREMENT OF COMPETITIVE BIDS FOR THE PURCHASE 6 OF FORTY (40) LESS-THAN-LETHAL ELECTRONIC CONTROL 7 DEVICES, FROM AXON ENTERPRISE, INC., IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO 8 EXCEED ONE HUNDRED TWO THOUSAND,TWO HUNDRED ELEVEN 9 AND 48/100 DOLLARS ($102,211.48), FOR THE LITTLE ROCK POLICE 10 DEPARTMENT; TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY; AND FOR OTHER 11 PURPOSES. 12 13 WHEREAS, there is a need to purchase forty (40) Less-Than-Lethal Electronic Control Devises, 14 including the holsters and cameras with warranties,to be used by the Little Rock Police Department; and, 15 'WHEREAS, Axon Enterprise, Inc., is the sole supplier of the devices and accessories which meet 16 Departmental specifications and has the ability to record actions during the deployment of the devise. 17 NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY 18 OF LITTLE ROCK,ARKANSAS: 19 Section 1. The Board of Directors hereby authorizes the City Manager to purchase forty (40) Less- 20 Than-Lethal Electronic Control Devises, including the holsters and cameras with warranties,to be used by 21 the Little Rock Police Department. 22 Section 2. Funds for this purchase in the amount of One Hundred Two Thousand, Two Hundred 23 Eleven and 48/100 Dollars($102,211.48), including taxes are available from the 2017 Edward Byrne Jus- 24 tice Assistance Grant,No. G35160. 25 Section 3. Axon Enterprises,Inc.,is the sole manufacturer for the Less-Than-Lethal Electronic Control 26 Devises and accessories, and the Board of Directors declare it is impractical and unfeasible to submit this 27 purchase to competitive bids. 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. 33 Section 5. Repealer. All resolutions, bylaws, and other matters inconsistent with this ordinance are 34 hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency. [Page 1 of 2] 1 Section 6. Emergency Clause. The ability to have Less-Than-Lethal Electronic Control Devices 2 available to Little Rock Police Department Officers is essential to the public health, safety and welfare; 3 therefore, an emergency is, declared to exist and this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and 4 after the date of its passage. 5 PASSED: November 5,2018 6 • ' ;: APPROVED'j 7 11 9 i4 ngley, ity Clerk Mark Sto s ola,Mayor 10 AP' ' e A TO LEGAL FORM: 11 12 11.4 13 Thomas M. Carpenter,City Attorney 14 // 15 // 16 // 17 // 18 // 19 // 20 // 21 // 22 // 23 // 24 // 25 // 26 // 27 // 28 // 29 // 30 // 31 // 32 // 33 // 34 // 35 // [Page 2 of 21