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1 ORDINANCE NO. 18, 384
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3 AN ORDINANCE DISPENSING WITH THE REQUIREMENT
4 OF COMPETITIVE BIDDING AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT MODIFICATION
5 WITH ARKANSAS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL FOR $12,500 FOR
6 COORDINATION OF YOUTH PREVENTION SERVICES IN
7 SCHOOLS; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY; AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES.
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9 WHEREAS, the Little Rock Board of Directors (the "Board ") may dispense with the
10 requirement of competitive bidding in exceptional situations where such procedure is not
11 feasible; and
12 WHEREAS, the Board finds that the purchase of coordination of youth prevention
13 services through December 31, 2000, is such an exceptional situation; and
14 WHEREAS, Arkansas Children's Hospital Insure the Children ( "ITC ") will function
15 as a coordinator through which services will be delivered to children at three school sites at no
16 cost to the children or the schools, and
17 WHEREAS, ITC will coordinate delivery of information and services, including but
18 not limited to, alcohol and drug abuse prevention, prevention of eating disorders, and divorce
19 counseling, in an efficient and coordinated manner, and
20 WHEREAS, the Board has determined that said coordination of youth prevention
21 services is a vital component of the City's commitment to youth at risk, and that it is
22 impractical and unfeasible to use competitive bidding in this circumstance.
23 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
24 OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:
25 SECTION 1: The Board of Directors finds that it is impractical and unfeasible to
26 competitively bid in these circumstance and that competitive bidding should be dispensed with
27 to provide coordination of youth prevention services through December 31, 2000 for a cost not
28 to exceed $12,500.
29 SECTION 2. The City Manager is directed to negotiate a contract modification of the
30 parties existing ITC contract for the above terms, subject to approval by the City Attorney..
31 SECTION 3. Severability. In the event any title, subtitle, section, subsection,
32 subdivision, paragraph, subparagraph, item, sentence, clause, phrase, or word of this
33 ordinance is declared or adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such declaration or
34 adjudication shall not affect the remaining portions of the ordinance whicli shall remain
35 in full force and effect as if the portion so declared or adjudged invalid or
36 unconstitutional was not originally a part of the ordinance.
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1 Section 4. Repealer. All laws, ordinances, resolutions, or parts of the
2 same, that are inconsistent with the provisions of this resolution are hereby repeated to
3 the extent of such inconsistency.
4 Section 5. Emergency. The Board has determined that it is essential
5 to the public health, safety and welfare to coordinate the delivery of prevention
6 services to youth in schools this semester to deal with the varied aspects of care to
7 youth at risk in the most efficient manner. Therefore, an emergency is declared to
8 exist and this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after the date of the
9 passage of this Ordinance.
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11 PASSED: October 17, 2000
12 ATTEST:
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18 APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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21 THOMAS M. CARPE ER
22 CITY ATTORNEY
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