ORD NO 34-2009 CITY OF VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS
ORDINANCE NO. 3 -2009
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, to
establish a threshold of $10,000 over which any contract must be competitively bid;
and
WHEREAS, it is often inefficient and costly to bid contracts of $20,000 or Tess, in that it delays
purchases and minor capital improvements needed to benefit the citizens and
residents of Van Buren; and
WHEREAS, Act 1435 of 2005, A.C.A. 14- 58- 303(2)(A)(i) raised the state mandated
competitive bidding requirements for a city of the first class from $10,000 to
$20,000.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED AND ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY 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 IC. Twenty Thousand Dollars ($1- 6:690790 $20.000.00).
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 T4AI Twenty Thousand Dollars 520.000.00), the Mayor
or his duly authorised 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be and the same are repealed.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 Buren, Arkansas, by its City Council, did pass,
approve, and adopt, by a vote of Q3 for and 0 against the foregoing Ordinance at its Regular
Meeting held on the 21st day of December 2009.
P
Robert D. Freeman, ayor
ATT /v F/NO STED: ,a APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Barbie Curtis, City Clerk/Treasurer N. Donald nsyr., City Attorney