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i <br /> ORDINANCE #95-8-3 <br /> BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BATESVILLE, ARKANSAS <br /> AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 3 .04 .02 AND 3 .04 .03 OF THE <br /> BATESVILLE MUNICIPAL CODE GOVERNING COMPETITIVE BIDDING FOR <br /> MUNICIPAL PURCHASES AND CONTRACTS, DECLARING AN EMERGENCY, <br /> AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES <br /> WHEREAS, SECTIONS 3 , 04 . 02 AND 3 , 04 , 03 OF BATESVILLE <br /> MUNICIPAL CODE PROVIDE THAT ANY EXPENDITURE FOR ANY PURPOSE <br /> OR CONTRACT OF $5 ,000 . 00 REQUIRES COMPETITIVE BIDDING; AND <br /> WHEREAS, ARKANSAS CODE ANNOTATED SECTION 14-58-303 , AS <br /> AMENDED BY ACT 812 OF 1995 PROVIDES THAT PURCHASES AND i <br /> CONTRACTS WHICH DO NOT EXCEED THE SUM OF $10,000 . 00 DO NOT <br /> NECESSITATE COMPETITIVE BIDDING; AND <br /> WHEREAS, IT IS THE DESIRE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE <br /> CITY OF BATESVILLE TO AMEND THE BATESVILLE MUNICIPAL CODE TO <br /> CONFORM TO THE CURRENT ARKANSAS CODES ; NOW <br /> BE IT THEREFORE ORDAINED: <br /> THAT THE BATESVILLE MUNICIPAL CODE SHALL BE AND IS <br /> i <br /> HEREBY AMENDED AS FOLLOWS : <br /> 3-04-03 OVER TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS . WHERE THE AMOUNT <br /> OF EXPENDITURE FOR ANY PURCHASE OR CONTRACT EXCEEDS THE <br /> SUM OF TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS ($10,000 .00) THE MAYOR OR <br /> HIS DULY AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE SHALL INVITE <br /> COMPETITIVE BIDDING THEREON BY LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT IN <br /> ANY LOCAL NEWSPAPER . BID RECEIVED PURSUANT TO SAID <br /> ADVERTISEMENT SHALL BE OPENED AND READ ON THE DATE SET <br /> FOR RECEIVING SAID BIDS IN THE PRESENCE OF THE MAYOR OR <br /> HIS DULY AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE TOGETHER WITH THE <br /> CITY COUNCIL . THE CITY COUNCIL SHALL HAVE EXCLUSIVE <br /> POWER, BY MAJORITY VOTE , TO AWARD THE BID TO THE LOWEST <br /> RESPONSIBLE BIDDER , PROVIDED, HOWEVER , THE COUNCIL BY <br /> MAJORITY VOTE , MAY REJECT ANY AND ALL BIDS RECEIVED . <br /> THE MAYOR SHALL INFORM THE CITY COUNCIL OF ALL <br /> CONTRACTS OVER FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($5 ,000 . 00) WHERE <br /> COMPETITIVE BIDING WAS NOT TAKEN . <br /> IT IS THE INTENTION OF THIS ORDINANCE TO SUBSTITUTE THE <br /> ABOVE LANGUAGE FOR THE LANGUAGE PREVIOUSLY FOUND IN SECTIONS <br /> 3 . 04 .02 AND 3 . 04 . 03 AND SPECIFICALLY REPEALS ORDINANCE <br /> NUMBER 92-1-4 OF THE ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF BATESVILLE , <br /> AND STREAM LINE THE PURCHASING PROCESS FOR THE CITY . <br /> REPEALER CLAUSE : ALL ORDINANCES AND PARTS OF <br /> ORDINANCES AND PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH ARE I! <br /> HEREBY REPEALED , i <br /> i <br />