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Home My WebLink About17111 1 RESOLUTION NO. 17,111 2 3 A RESOLUTION TO AMEND CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS, 4 RESOLUTION NO. 17,000 (MARCH 17, 2026) TO ADD THE FLORIDA 5 SHERIFF'S ASSOCIATION COOPERATIVE PURCHASING PROGRAM 6 AS AN AUTHORIZED VENDOR,AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 7 8 WHEREAS,cooperative purchasing contracts are beneficial in that they provide access to pre- 9 negotiated contracts for goods and services and help secure better terms, reduce costs, and streamline the 10 procurement process by eliminating the need for the City to engage in competitive bidding;and 11 WHEREAS, the City of Little Rock ("City") has a need to enter into an additional cooperative 12 purchasing contract;and, 13 WHEREAS, the City of Little Rock Board of Directors approved City of Little Rock, Arkansas 14 Resolution No. 16,954 on February 3,2026,approving the use of twenty-one(21)cooperatives;and, 15 WHEREAS, the City of Little Rock Board of Directors approved City of Little Rock, Arkansas 16 Resolution No. 17,000 on March 17, 2026, approving membership and usage of an additional cooperative 17 purchasing organization for procurement purposes; and, 18 WHEREAS,the City wishes to enter into this cooperative purchasing contract with the Florida Sheriffs 19 Association Cooperative Purchasing Program in a form and format approved by the City Attorney. 20 NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY 21 OF LITTLE ROCK,ARKANSAS: 22 Section 1. The City Manager is authorized to enter into a cooperative purchasing contract with the 23 Florida Sheriffs Association Cooperative Purchasing Program in a form and format approved by the City 24 Attorney. 25 Section 2.Severability.In the event any title,section,paragraph,item,sentence,clause,phrase,or word 26 of this resolution is declared or adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional,such declaration or adjudication 27 shall not affect the remaining portions of the resolution which shall remain in full force and effect as if the 28 portion so declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional was not originally a part of the resolution. 29 Section 3. Repealer. All laws,ordinances,resolutions,or parts of the same,that are inconsistent with 30 the provisions of the is resolution,are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency. 31 ADOPTED:August 4,2026 32 // 33 // [Page 1 of 2] 1 ATTEST: APPROVED: 2 3 .1-- 4 Allison Segars,Ci C rk Frank Scott,Jr., ayor 5 APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM: 6 7 C;744P-1.4.4.41,3 PO ti"..* 8 Thomas M.Carpenter,City Attorne 9 // 10 // 11 // 12 // 13 // 14 // 15 // 16 // 17 // 18 // 19 // 20 // 21 // 22 // 23 // 24 // 25 // 26 // 27 // 28 // 29 // 30 // 31 // 32 // [Page 2 of 2]