2460 ORDINANCE NO. 1
AN+ORDINANCE TO WAIVE COMPETITIVE BIDDING FOR ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES,APPROVING A CONTRACT BETWEEN THE
CITY OF WEST MEMPHIS AND THE WEST MEMPHIS CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE,AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
WHEREAS,Arkansas Code Annotated Section 14-58-303 allows waiving of
competitive bidding in exceptional situations where such procedure is deemed not feasible or
practical; and
WHEREAS,there are many items necessary for the City's use where competitive
bidding is deemed not feasible or practical; and '
WHEREAS,the West Memphis Chamber of Commerce and the City of West Memphis
have proposed an agreement whereby the Chamber of Commerce agrees to provide economic
development services for the City and the City agrees to provide funding for said services; and
WHEREAS, it is hereby found and determined that it would not be feasible or practical
to conduct competitive bidding for such services;
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF WEST MEMPHIS,ARKANSAS:
1. Competitive bidding be waived for the employment of the West Memphis Chamber
of Commerce to provide economic development services to the City of West Memphis in the
sum of$10,000.00. Competitive bidding is being waived for the reason that competitive
bidding of these services would not be feasible or practical and the West Memphis Chamber of
Commerce has unique knowledge and experience in providing such services for the City of West
Memphis.
2. The 2018 Agreement between the City of West Memphis and the West Memphis
Chamber of Commerce, for economic development services is hereby approved, and the Mayor
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and the City Clerk are hereby authorized to execute said Agreement on behalf of the City of
West Memphis.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 5+k day of Apr I I
20��.
WILLIAM H. JOHNSON,Mayor
ATTEST:
PHIL-LIP--PARA, City Clerk
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