2298 ORDINANCE NO. Z298
AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE HIRING OF LISA SUGGS D/B/A LISA'S
PERFECT PAWS FOR DOG GROOMING FOR THE CITY OF WEST
MEMPHIS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
WHEREAS, State Statute 14-42-107(b)(1) states:
No alderman, council member, official, or municipal employee shall be interested,
directly or indirectly, in the profits of any contract for furnishing supplies, equipment, or
services to the municipality unless the governing body of the city has enacted an
ordinance specifically permitting aldermen, council members, official, or municipal
employees to conduct business with the city and prescribing the extent of this authority.
and;
WHEREAS, the City of West Memphis desires to utilize the services of Lisa Suggs,
doing business as Lisa's Perfect Paws, to provide dog grooming for the City of West Memphis;
and
WHEREAS, Lisa Suggs is related to the current West Memphis City Shop Manager and,
as such, the Shop Manager has a"direct or indirect" interest in the profits of such hiring, thereby
requiring prior approval of such hiring by the City Council of the City of West Memphis;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF WEST MEMPHIS, ARKANSAS,THAT:
SECTION 1. The City of West Memphis is hereby authorized to hire Lisa Suggs for dog
grooming for the City of West Memphis.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 315-4 day of , 20 I 2. .
WILLIAM H. JOHNSON, MAYOR
ATTEST:
PHIL , City Clerk
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