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ORDINANCE NO. 823 (14-86)
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A PREFERENCE FOR LOCAL SUPPLIERS FOR CITY
PURCHASES UNDER $2,000.00, AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 542 AND FOR OTHER PURPOSEE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE,
ARKANSAS, THAT:
SECTION 1. Inasmuch as dollars spent with the Jacksonville
business community results in more dollars for the Jacksonville
economy and subsequently results in more dollars for the City of
Jacksonville, the City Council does hereby direct that businesses
located within the City limits of Jacksonville shall have pre-
ference on all expenditures pursuant to Ordinance No. 542 for
purchases of $2000.00 or less.
SECTION 2. It is the specific purpose of this ordinance that
when city departments make routine daily purchases of any and all
materials, supplies, etc., that if there is a business within the
city limits of the city of Jacksonville, Arkansas, which carries
and supplies these goods at a comparable price, the Jacksonville
business or merchant is to have preference for these purchases.
SECTION 3. It is further intended by this ordinance that it
shall be the position of the City Council of the City of Jacksonville
that for purchases over $2,000.00 that are put out to bid, that
if the lowest bid price is fairly close to the price of local dealers
the City Council may take into consideration the money put back into
the local economy by local dealers and the fact that local service is
faster and more economical than the delays caused by out of town
dealers when accepting or rejecting bids pursuant to State and local
laws.
SECTION 4. All ordinances or codes conflicting with this
ordinance are hereby repealed or amended to the extent of such
conflict.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS
day of JULY, 1986.
CITY OF JACKSONVILLE, ARKANSAS
MAYOR
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
KEITH VAUGHAN, CITY ATTORNEY
ORDINANCE 823 (#14-86) W~ not p~~ented nO~ aQtlon on July 3, 1986.