HomeMy WebLinkAbout10823OaDIN-U510E NO. 10,823
AN Ot DINAN`CE ESTABLISHING THE PROCEDURE FOR SALES AND
EXCHANGES OF SUPPLIES, NWERIALS II3D EQUIPMENT OWNED
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BE IT ORD<INED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF LITTLE
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SECTION 1. The City Manager or his duly authorized re-
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N presentative shall have the exclusive power and authority to
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sell or exchange any supplies, materials, apparatus or equip-
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o meet owned by the City of Little 7,,ock and not immediately needed
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by the City for public purposes.
SECTION 2. GJhere the amount of a sale or exchange authorized
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in Section One (1) exceeds the sum of One Thousand Dollars
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'd ($1,000.00) the City Manager or his authorized representative
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shall invite competitive bidding; thereon by legal advertisement
pu':lished one time in any local daily newspaper; bids received
pursuant to said advertisement shall be opened not less than
seven (7) days nor more than ten (10) days following the date
of invitation to Eid; and, thereupon, the City Tanager shall
transmit to the Doard of Directors all :ids received thereon
and the Board of Directors, with the approval of the City Yanager,
by resolutionA duly passed, shall authorize the sale or exchange
thereon to the highest responsible bidder; provided, however,
the City Manager or Board of Directors may reject any and all
bids.
SECTION 3. iTo property owned ;y the City shall be sold or
exchanged without competitive bidding unless the City Manger
shall certify in writing that in his opinion the fair market
value of such property is less than One Thousand Dollars
($1,000.00).
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SECTION 4. The Board of Directors,Ly ordinance, may
waive the requirement of competitive ridding in exceptional
situations where such procedure is not feasible, but such
exceptional situations being lacking, the Board of Directors
may not except any particular bid from the requirement of
competitive bidding.
SECTION 5. It has een determined that the procedure
for the sale and exchange of property owned by the City of
Little Rock can be greatly improved by simplifying the matter
of competitive Lidding and at the same time eliminate the
necessity J:-or separate ordinances authorizing the advertisement
for bids on each sale or exchange of property in excess of
the stated sum; that this ordinance will accomplish the desired
-result and it beir.g necessary for the preservation of public
peace, health and safety, an emergency is hereby declared to
exist. That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith are hereby _epealed and this ordinance shall be in
full force and effect foLn and after its passage and approval.
Pt'1 SSED: duly 21, 1958
ATTEST: APPROVED:
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Mayor
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