HomeMy WebLinkAbout22205 1 ORDINANCE NO. 22,205
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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 NINETY
7 THOUSAND DOLLARS ($990,000.00), TO ADMINISTER A SELF-
8 INSURANCE PROGRAM FOR THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK'S MOTOR
9 VEHICLE LIABILITY INSURANCE;AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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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 Ninety Thousand Dollars($990,000.00);
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, 2023,to December 31,2023; and,
21 WHEREAS,additional vehicles may be purchase throughout 2023 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 Ninety Thousand Dollars($990,000.00).
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.
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1 Section 3. As additional vehicles may be purchased throughout 2021 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 2021 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: December 6,2022
13 ATTE : APPROVED:
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16 Sus. g a City Clerk Frank Scott,Jr., ayor
17 APPR I 1 ED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
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20 Thomas M. Carpenter,City Att rney
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