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ORDINANCE NO.
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3 AN ORDINANCE DISPENSING WITH THE REQUIREMENT
4 OF COMPETITIVE BIDDING AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY
5 MANAGER TO AWARD A CONTRACT TO THE FIRM OF
6 O'LEARY, BROKAW AND ASSOCIATES FOR THE PROVISION
OF ACTIVITIES AND TRAINING IN ASSESSMENT CENTER
7 AND WORK SIMULATION METHODOLOGY.
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10 WHEREAS, due to an Eighth Circuit United States Court of
11 Appeals decision in the 1986 Gilbert vs. City of Little Rock case,
the oral panel component in all uniformed promotional selection
12 processes was replaced by assessment center type components; and
13 WHEREAS, in order to comply with federal selection
14 procedures and Civil Service Commission requirements, the City
15 must continue to use the assessment center methodology and
16 therefore, must have staff trained; and
WHEREAS, due to position elimination and staff turnover,
17 the Personnel Department has currently no staff to provide this
18 particular component of the selection process.
19 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
20 THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:
SECTION 1: The city Manager is authorized to enter into a
21 contract with the firm of O'Leary, Brokaw and Associates, in an
22 amount not to exceed $18,000 for the provision of activities and
23 training in the assessment center and work simulation methodology.
24 SECTION 2: It is hereby determined that competitive
25 bidding should be waived and the contract awarded to a company
with recognized expertise in this field.
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27 PASSED: February 20, 1990
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29 ATTEST: APPROVED:
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31 CIT CLERK JA4�1 Z H ice Mayor Sharon Priest
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35 MARK STODOLA, CITY ATTORNEY
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