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r i s. . ORDINANCE NO. 92-1-4 BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BATESVILLE, ARKANSAS AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 3.04.02 AND SECTION 3.04.03 OF THE BATESVILLE MUNICIPAL CODE GOVERNING COMPETITIVE BIDDING FOR MUNICIPAL PURCHASES AND CONTRACTS, DECLARING AN EMERGENCY, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES WHEREAS, Section 3.04.03 of the Batesville Municipal Code provides that any expenditure for any purpose or contract in excess of $2,000.00 requires competitive bidding; and WHEREAS, Arkansas Code Annotated Section 14-56-303, as amemded, provides that purchases and contracts which do not exceed the sum of $5,000.00 do not necessitate competitive bidding; and WHEREAS. it is the desire of the City Council of the City of Batesville to amend ® the Batesville Municipal Code to conform to the Arkansas Statutes; now BE IT THEREFORE ORDAINED: That the Batesville Municipal Code shall be and is hereby amended as follows: 3.04.02 Over One Thousand Dollars but not exceeding Five Thousand Dollars. All purchases and supplies, apparatus, equipment, materials and other things requisite for public purposed, contracts for work or labor to be done, material and other necessary things to be furnished to the city where the expenditure is greater than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) but not exceeding Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) shall be made or contracted for by the Mayor or his duly authorized representative only after the securing of quotation bids therefore. Provided, however, pruchases of less than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) at state bid prices shall be exempt from the provision of this ordinance. 3.04.03 Over Five Thousand Dollars. Where the amount of expenditure for any purpose or contract exceeds the sum of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) the Mayor or his duly authorized representative shall invite competitive bidding thereon by legal advertisement in any local newspaper. Bid received pursuant to said advertisement shall be opened and read on the date set for receiving said bids in the presence of the Mayor or his duly authorized representative together with the City Council. The City Council shall have exclusive power, by majority vote, to award the bid to the lowest responsible bidder, provided, however, the Council by majority vote, may reject any and all bids received. It is the intention of this ordinance to substitute the above language for the ® language previously found in sections 3.04.2 and 3.04.03 and specifically repeals Ordinance Number 952, Sections 2 and 3 of the Ordinances of the City of Batesville. Repealer clause: All ordiances and parts of ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. Severability clause: If any portion or portions of this oridnance are deemed or held invalid, such invalidity shall not effect the remaining portion of said ordinance. • Emergency clause: Whereas it is necessary to effect the public peace, health. safety and welfare and the orderly administration of city contracts that the system of competitive bidding be in harmony with existing Arkansas Law, an emergency is declared to exist and this ordinance shall be effective from and after its passage.