2025-02-11-AMENDED AGENDA PACKET

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ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF EQUIPMENT OR MATERIALS NOT TO EXCEED $42,921.00 WITHOUT COMPETITIVE BIDDING; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the City to allow for an efficient purchasing procedure and to allow the City to act promptly on the acquisition of goods and materials for the City; and WHEREAS, Arkansas Code Annotated 14- 58- 303 sets the current statutory pre -bid purchasing threshold for cities of the first class at $ 42, 921.00 and allows first class cities to adopt a lower threshold amount if they so desire; and WHEREAS, purchases for the City of Batesville are addressed under Chapter 3. 04 of the Batesville City Code; THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF BATESVILLE, ARKANSAS: Section 1. Amending Chapter 3. 04 of the Batesville City Code: That the Batesville City Code is amended to read as follows: Section 3. 04.1: $42,921 or under The Mayor, or their duly authorized representative, shall have exclusive power and responsibility to make purchase of all supplies, apparatus, equipment, materials and other things requisite for public purposes for the City of Batesville, Arkansas, and to make all necessary contracts for work or labor to be done, or materials or other necessary things to be furnished for the benefit of the City where the amount of the expenditure for any purpose or contract does not exceed the sum of Forty -Two Thousand Nine -Hundred and Twenty -One Dollars ($42, 921). Section 3. 04.2: Over $42, 921 Where the amount of expenditure for any purpose or contract exceeds the sum of Forty - Two Thousand Nine -Hundred and Twenty -One Dollars ($42,921), the Mayor, or their duly authorized representative, shall invite competitive bids thereon by legal advertisement in any local newspaper. Bids 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 their duly authorized representative. The contract shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder; provided, however, that the Mayor, or their duly authorized representative, may reject any and all bids received. Section 2. Repealing conflicting Ordinances: That any other Ordinances found to conflict with this Ordinance are hereby repealed.