HomeMy WebLinkAbout16695RINANCE NO.
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4 AN ORDINANCE DISPENSING WITH THE REQUIREMENT FOR
5 COMPETITIVE BIDDING AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER
6 TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH PULASKI COUNTY JUVENILE
7 SERVICES TO ADMINISTER A YOUTH
8 DEVELOPMENT /MENTORING PROGRAM; DECLARING AN
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10 EMERGENCY; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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13 WHEREAS, the funding available through the one -half cent sales and use tax that
14 was adopted as a part of the FUTURE - Little Rock process has just recently been
15 collected in a sufficient amount to justify the funding of any program; and
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17 WHEREAS, it is the desire of the Board of Directors to get a pilot program in
18 place during the summer months, 1994, to be able to determine the effectiveness of such
19 programs in working with city children and, then, to evaluate and better implement such
20 programs in the future; and
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22 WHEREAS, on the very night that this ordinance is being considered, the Little
23 Rock public school system is ceasing regular school operations for the summer of 1994.
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25 WHEREAS, the City desires to contract with Pulaski County Juvenile Services to
26 administer a youth development/mentoring (Our Club) program at six (6) sites; and
27 WHEREAS, it is not feasible or practical to bid for the contractual aspect of these
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29 services in a formal bid process.
30 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
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32 THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:
33 SECTION 1. The Board of Directors finds that the need to develop these pilot
34 programs on an expedited basis in order to have these programs in effect during the
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36 summer of 1994, and the fact that the actual collection of tax monies did not occur until
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the last several weeks, makes it impractical and unfeasible to competitively bid for such
services at the present and, therefore, waives the requirement of competitive bidding.
SECTION 2. The City Manager is authorized to enter into a contractual
agreement with Pulaski County Juvenile Services for $97,500 for the purpose of
administering six (6) sites for youth development/mentoring (Our Club) programs.
Funds are available in account 210- 030 -0325.
SECTION 3. DECLARING AN EMERGENCY: It is hereby found and
determined that there is an immediate and urgent need to provide the youth initiative
program funded by the one -half cent local sales tax approved by the voters of the City
of Little Rock, and that this program is essential for the protection of the public safety
and welfare; an emergency is therefore declared to exist and this Ordinance shall be in
full force and effect from and after the date of its adoption.
PASSED: June 7, 1994
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
THOMAS M. CARPENTUIU
CITY ATTORNEY
APPROVED:
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