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ORDINANCE NO. 16,086
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AN ORDINANCE TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY
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MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH
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BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF
ARKANSAS TO PROVIDE INSURANCE
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COVERAGE TO QUALIFIED LITTLE ROCK
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STUDENTS FOR DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE
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TREATMENT; WAIVING COMPETITIVE
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BIDDING; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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WHEREAS, the City of Little Rock has declared its intent to
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combat the proliferation of drug and alcohol abuse by teenagers
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and at -risk youth; and
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WHEREAS, one aspect of this program is assuring that
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students that suffer from the effects of alcohol or substance
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abuse receive appropriate medical treatment; and
WHEREAS, Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield, a Mutual
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Insurance Company, ("Blue Cross") has agreed to provide such
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insurance and is the only company that has taken the steps to
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get an insurance program approved by the Arkansas Insurance
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Commission; and
WHEREAS, it is impractical and unfeasible to subject this
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insurance contract to competitive bidding under the present
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circumstances.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
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THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:
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SECTION 1. The City Manager is authorized to enter into a
contract with the Little Rock School District and Blue Cross, in
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a form substantially the same as that attached as Exhibit A to
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this ordinance, for the purpose of providing qualified City
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students with appropriate health care for drug and alcohol
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treatment.
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SECTION 2. Because Blue Cross is the only company that has
to date developed a policy of this type that has been approved
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by the Arkansas Insurance Commission, and because Blue Cross has
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worked so closely with the Little Rock School District and the
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Little Rock,' Arkansas, Fighting Back program, the Board finds
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that it is impractical and unfeasible to subject this contract
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to competitive bidding; therefore, the requirement of
competitive bidding is waived.
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SECTION . EMERGENCY CLAUSE. Drug a• alcohol abuse is a
severe problem directly affecting the health, safety, and
welfare of all citizens but particularly school -age children in
the City of Little Rock. This insurance program needs to be in
place for the beginning of the 1991 -1992 school year which
begins on August 26, 1991, as one means of helping to eradicate
the devastating effects that alcohol and drug abuse have on the
classroom. Therefore, this ordinance shall be in full force and
effect from and after the date of its passage.
PASSED: August 20, 1991
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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