1677ORDINANCE NO. 1677 (#27 - 2021)
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE JACKSONVILLE MUNICIPAL CODE §§ 3.08.010,
3.08.020, 3.08.025, 3.08.030, 3.08.040, AND 3.08.041 SO AS TO MODIFY COMPETITIVE
BIDDING AND PURCHASING PROCEDURES FOR THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE;
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY; AND, FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
WHEREAS, Act 435, passed by the Arkansas General Assembly, now codified as Arkansas
Code Annotated § 14-22-102, amends the law concerning competitive bidding and purchasing
procedures for counties and municipalities; and,
WHEREAS, based on the amendments to state statute, there is a need to update the City of
Jacksonville Municipal Code to reflect said changes.
BE IT ORDAINED AND ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
JACKSONVILLE, ARKANSAS, THAT:
SECTION ONE: 3.08.020 Expenditures above Five Thousand Dollars ($5, 000.00) but
below Ten Thousand Dollars ($10, 000.00) shall be amended to read as follows:
3.08.020 Expenditures above Five Thousand Dollars ($5, 000.00) but below Fifteen Thousand
Dollars ($15, 000.00)
All expenditures or purchases on behalf of the City for the acquisition or purchase of
apparatus, equipment, labor, services, or supplies shall be made by the Mayor or his
duly authorized representative (s) shall be made after obtaining verbal or written bids
or quotations for those expenditures or purchases above Five Thousand Dollars
($5,000) but not exceeding Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000.00). All expenditures
or purchases made by or through the State Bidding Program shall be exempted from
these provisions as more specifically outlined in JMC § 3.08.060 et. al.
SECTION TWO: 3.08.025 Expenditures above Five Thousand Dollars but below Ten
Thousand Dollars is hereby removed and repealed.
SECTION THREE: 3.08.030 Expenditures above Ten Thousand Dollars ($10, 000.00) but
below Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20, 000.00) shall be amended to read as follows:
3.08.030 Expenditures above Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15, 000.00) but below Thirty -Five
Thousand Dollars ($35, 000.00)
All expenditures or purchases on behalf of the City for the acquisition or purchase of
apparatus, equipment, labor, services, or supplies shall be made by the Mayor or his
duly authorized representative (s) shall be made after obtaining written bids or
quotations (in any applicable medium) for those expenditures or purchases above
Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000.00) but not exceeding Thirty -Five Thousand
Dollars ($35,000.00). All expenditures or purchases made by or through the State
Bidding Program shall be exempted from these provisions as more specifically
outlined in JMC § 3.08.060 et. al.
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SECTION FOUR: JMC §3.08.040 Expenditures exceeding Twenty Thousand Dollars
($20, 000) shall be amended as follows:
Expenditures exceeding thirty-five thousand dollars ($35, 000):
Where the amount of expenditure or purchase for the acquisition or purchase of
apparatus, equipment, labor, services, or supplies exceeds the sum of Thirty -Five
Thousand Dollars ($35,000.00), the Mayor or his duly authorized representative shall
invite competitive bids thereon by legal advertisement in any local newspaper with a
minimum of one (1) publication. Bids received pursuant to the advertisement shall be
opened and read on the date set for receiving the bids in the presence of the Mayor or
his duly authorized representative. The acquisition, purchase, or contract shall be
awarded to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, provided that the Mayor, his
duly authorized representative, and/or the City Council may reject any and all bids
received. All expenditures or purchases made by or through the State Bidding
Program shall be exempted from these provisions as more specifically outlined in
JMC § 3.08.0 60 et. al.
SECTION FIVE: JMC §3.08.041 Exceptions, Exemptions, and Modifications, shall be
amended to include the following:
No bidding will be required for contracts providing major alterations, repairs, for the
erection of buildings or other structures, or for making permanent improvements to
City property when all estimated costs of work required does not exceed the sum of
Thirty -Five Thousand Dollars ($35,000.00).
SECTION SIX: All Ordinances and Resolutions or parts thereof in conflict herewith
are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict.
SECTION SEVEN: To satisfy the operational schedule for the parties involved with this
property, it is necessary for the public welfare, health, and safety to declare an emergency.
Therefore, this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect on and after its date of passage.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 18TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2021.
CITY OF JACKSONVILLE, ARKANSAS
BOB J S N, MAYOR
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ATTEST:
USAN D VIT T LERK
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
STEPHNNTIE FRIEDMAN, CITY ATTORNEY