ORD NO 02-2025 CITY OF VAN BUREN,ARKANSAS
ORDINANCE NO P6k-2025
BE IT ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, FOR THE CITY OF VAN BUREN,
ARKANSAS AN ORDINANCE TO BE ENTITLED:
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND VAN BUREN'S MUNICIPAL
CODE REGARDING COMPETITIVE BIDS TO RAISE THE
THRESHOLD TO CONFORM TO STATE LAW; AND FOR
OTHER PURPOSES.
WHEREAS, the City of Van Buren has adopted Ordinance 15-1985, as amended by 02-1999,
34-2009 and 1-2023, to establish a threshold of$35,000, over which any contract
must be competitively bid; and
WHEREAS, it is often inefficient and costly to bid contracts of$35,000 or less, in that it delays
purchases and minor capital improvements needed to benefit the citizens and
residents of Van Buren; and
WHEREAS, Act 435 of 2021, A.C.A. § 14-58-303, raised the state mandated competitive
bidding requirements for a city of the first class from$35,000 to $42,921.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF VAN
BUREN,ARKANSAS, THAT:
SECTION 1: Van Buren Municipal Code 03.04.01 is amended as follows:
The Mayor, or his duly authorized representative, shall have exclusive power and
responsibility to make purchases of all supplies, apparatus, equipment, materials,
and other things requisite for public purposes for the City of Van Buren and to
make all 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 Twenty- One ($42,921) dollars.
SECTION 2: Van Buren Municipal Code 03-04-02 is amended as follows:
Where the amount of expenditure for any purchase or contract exceeds the sum of
Forty-Two Thousand Nine Hundred Twenty-One ($42,921) dollars, the Mayor or
his duly authorized representative shall invite competitive bids thereon by legal
advertisement in any local newspaper of general circulation. 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 his duly authorized
representative. The contract shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder,
provided, however, the Mayor or his duly authorized representative may reject
any and all bids received. The City Council, by ordinance, may waive the
requirements of competitive bidding hereto in exceptional situations where such
procedure is deemed not feasible or practical.
SECTION 3: CONFLICTS: All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this
ordinance,be and the same are repealed.
SECTION 4: SEVERABILITY: The various provisions and parts of this Ordinance are hereby
declared to be severable, and, if any section or part of a section, or any provision
or part of a provision herein, is declared to be unconstitutional, inappropriate, or
invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not invalidate or
affect the remainder of this Ordinance and to that extent the provisions hereto are
declared to be severable.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the,City of Van�uren, Arkansas, by its City Council, did
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pass, approve, and adopt, by a vote of for and against, the foregoing Ordinance at its
regular meeting held on the 27th day of January 2025.
G\eck Tress
City of Van Buren J P. Hurst
Mayor
ATTESTED: d`�p Pitac��y APPR
aooOVF,D_,AS O FORM:
Shawnna Reynolds Jacob Hoyyell- "- F
City Clerk/Treasurer Aftorney
STATE OF ARKANSAS
Department of Finance
and Administration
December 31, 2024
In accordance with the provisions of Ark. Code Ann. §14-22-102(c)(1)-(2), §14-22-
104(b)(1)-(2), and §14-58-303(b)(3)(A)-(B), the Department of Finance and
Administration has determined the percentage increase by which the purchase
threshold level for cities and counties is adjusted beginning January 1, 2025 to be
22.63%. The level of$35,000 in the following code sections shall be adjusted to
$42,921.
Level prior Level effective
to 1/1/2025 1/1/2025
A.C.A. 14-22-102(a) and (b) $35,000 $42,921
A.C.A. 14-22-104(a) $35,000 $42,921
A.C.A. 14-58-303(b)(1)(A) $35,000 $42,921
A.C.A. 14-58-303(b)(2)(A)(i) $35,000 $42,921
The percentage increase is determined based on the Consumer Price Index for All
Urban Consumers as published by the United States Department of Labor for the five
years immediately preceding the percentage increase. The percentage increase and
the corresponding updated amounts shall be provided to each county, city of the first
class, and Arkansas Legislative Audit.
Please contact the Department of Finance and Administration at (501) 682-5339 for
additional information.