ORD NO 17-1986 CITY OF VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS
ORDINANCE NO. 7 -1986
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE VAN BUREN WATER AND SEWER
DEPARTMENT TO PROCEED WITH THE REPLACEMENT OF SEWER LINE,
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND WAIVING COMPETITIVE BIDDING.
WHEREAS, The CITY has experienced a break in an 18 inch sewer
main on South 4th Street just North of I -40 in the vicinity of the
pump station; and,
WHEREAS, without proper corrections being made to said sewer
line raw sewage has and will drain over the land in vicinity; and,
WHEREAS, it is necessary in order to correct said problem to
replace approximately 225 feet of sewer line at a costs to the City
of Van Buren.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS:
SECTION 1: That the City Council authorized the Van Buren Water
and Sewer Department to proceed until completion with the necessary
repairs to the sewer main.
SECTION 2: THAT the City Council waives the requirement of
competitive bidding in this particular situation in that said
requirement is deemed at this time to not be feasible nor
practical.
SECTION 3: THAT in order to correct this problem as
economically and quickly as possible and being that this problem
jeopardizes the health, safety and well being of the inhabitants
of the City of Van Buren and this Ordinance being necessary for
the immediately preservation of public peace, health and safety,
an emergency is declared and this Ordinance shall take effect and
be in full force and effect after its passage and approval.
PASSED AND APPROVED, this 20th day of October, 1986.
CITY OF AN BUREN, ARKANSAS
BY A /I
RdBER E u! 6R
APPROVED
ANN GRAHAM, CITY CLERK