1571ORDINANCE NO. 157 1
AN ORDINANCE TO WAIVE COMPETITIVE BIDDING FOR ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMBNT SERVICES, APPROVING A CONTRACT BETWEEN THE
CITY OF WEST MEMPHIS AND THE WEST MEMPHIS CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE, DECLARING AN EMERGENCY 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. 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 1993 Agreement between the City of West Memphis and
the West Memphis Chamber of Commerce, for economic development
services is hereby approved, and the Mayor and the City Clerk
are hereby authorized to execute said Agreement on behalf of the
City of West Memphis.
3. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It having been found and determined by
the City Council of the City of West Memphis, Arkansas, that the
West Memphis Chamber of Commerce is uniquely qualified to
provide economic development services to the City of West
Memphis and that the existing contract is due to expire and
should be extended and time is of the essence, an emergency is
hereby declared to exist, and this ordinance being necessary for
the preservation of the public peace, health, safety, and
welfare of the citizens of West Memphis, Arkansas, shall be in
full force and effect from and after the date of its passage and
approval.
PASSED AND APPROVED this ~~ day of Fff3/~L~f~/~Y 1993.
KE TH M. INGRAM, Mayo
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