HomeMy WebLinkAbout175001 ORDINANCE NO. 17,500
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4 AN ORDINANCE DISPENSING WITH THE REQUIREMENT OF
5 COMPETITIVE BIDDING AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
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7 ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH ADVOCATES FOR BATTERED
g WOMEN, INC. TO ADMINISTER SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO LITTLE
9 ROCK WOMEN, DECLARING AN EMERGENCY; AND FOR OTHER
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13 WHEREAS, the Board of Directors may dispense with the requirement of competitive
14 bidding in exceptional situations where such procedure is not feasible; and
15 WHEREAS, the Board finds that an exceptional situation exists in the case of Advocates for
16 Battered Women, Inc. ( "ABW °) to justify dispensing with competitive bidding; and
17 WHEREAS, the exceptional situation which makes it impractical and not feasible to use
1s competitive bidding involves factors such as 1) ABW accepts referrals ofbattered women from the
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Little Rock Police Department; 2) ABW's Social Services Block Grant Funding has been cut
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21 $15,000 in FY 97 -98, beginning July 1, 1997; 3) and this contract will be used to maintain bed
22 availability for battered women from Little Rock and their children.
23 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
24 THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:
25 SECTION '1. The Board of Directors of the City of Little Rock finds that competitive
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27 bidding should be dispensed with for the purchase of supportive services for domestic violence
26 victims from Advocates for Battered Women as an exceptional situation exists and competitive
29 bidding is impractical and not feasible.
30 SECTION 2. The City Manager is hereby authorized to enter into a contract with Advocates
31 for Battered Women to provide supportive services to battered women and their children from Little
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33 Rock in an amount not to exceed $15,000.
34 SECTION 3. Emergency. It is hereby found and determined that the services performed
35 by Advocates for Battered Women are essential to the peace, health, and safety of battered women
36 and their families, and that there exists an urgent need for the continuation of said services.
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Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this ordinance being necessary for the
preservation of the public peace, health and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after its
passage and approval.
PASSED: June 3, 1997
ATTEST:
ROBBIE HANCOCK
CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
THOMAS M. CARPENTEIV
CITY ATTORNEY
APPROVED:
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JIM DAILEY
MAYOR
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