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HomeMy WebLinkAbout21824 1 ORDINANCE NO. 21,824 2 3 AN ORDINANCE TO DECLARE IT IMPRACTICAL AND UNFEASIBLE TO 4 BID; TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXTEND THE 5 CONTRACT WITH ARKANSAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE MUNICIPAL 6 VEHICLE PROGRAM, AT A TOTAL COST OF NINE HUNDRED FIFTY 7 THOUSAND DOLLARS ($950,000.00), TO ADMINISTER A SELF- 8 INSURANCE PROGRAM FOR THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK'S MOTOR 9 VEHICLE LIABILITY INSURANCE;AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 10 11 WHEREAS,the City of Little Rock is required by Arkansas State Law to totally self-insure,or to have 12 some kind of coverage available for motor vehicle accidents as set forth in Ark. Code Ann. § 21-9-303 13 (West 2008); and, 14 WHEREAS, the City participates in an insurance pool through the Arkansas Municipal League 15 Municipal Vehicle Program to administer a Self-Insurance Program for the City of Little Rock's Motor 16 Vehicle Liability Insurance including comprehensive and collision for current vehicles; and, 17 WHEREAS, the total cost of this purchase is Nine Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($950,000.00); 18 and, 19 WHEREAS,this extended purchase will provide Motor Vehicle Liability and/or Comprehensive and 20 Collision Insurance for the City's motor vehicles from January 1,2020,to December 31,2020; and, 21 WHEREAS,additional vehicles may be purchase throughout 2020 so staff may come before the Board 22 with an adjustment in cost; and, 23 WHEREAS,the unique nature of this insurance pool makes it impractical and unfeasible for the City 24 to competitively select a similar carrier. 25 NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY 26 OF LITTLE ROCK,ARKANSAS: 27 Section 1. The City Manager is authorized to extend the current contract with the Arkansas Municipal 28 League Municipal Vehicle Program to administer a Self-Insurance Program for the City of Little Rock's 29 Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance including comprehensive and collision for current vehicles, for a total 30 cost for this purchase of Nine Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars($950,000.00). 31 Section 2. Because of the unique nature of the Arkansas Municipal League Municipal Vehicle 32 Program and the self-insurance pool, the Board of Directors finds that it is impractical and unfeasible to 33 submit this matter for competitive selection. [Page 1 of 2] 1 Section 3. As additional vehicles may be purchased throughout 2020 a future amendment to this 2 ordinance or to the amount spent for coverage may be required. 3 Section 4. Funds for this purchase are allocated in Fleet Services 2020 Operating Account No.600020- 4 63610. 5 Section 5. Severability. In the event any title, section, paragraph, item, sentence, clause, phrase, or 6 word of this ordinance is declared or adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such declaration or 7 adjudication shall not affect the remaining portions of the ordinance which shall remain in full force and 8 effect as if the portion so declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional was not originally a part of the 9 ordinance. 10 Section 6. Repealer. All laws,ordinances,resolutions,or parts of the same,that are inconsistent with 11 the provisions of this resolution,are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency. 12 PASSED: January 7,2020 13 ATT APPROVED: 14 ` 15 r _`�T .� 16 .usan � ey,City Clerk Frank Scott,Jr., Zit ei,17 APP S TO LEGAL FORM: 18 19 /la 114/4 14—* 1. 20 Thomas M. Carpenter,City Attor ey 21 // 22 // 23 // 24 // 25 // 26 // 27 // 28 // 29 // 30 // 31 // 32 // 33 // 34 // 35 // [Page 2 of 2]