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AN ORDINANCE TO WAIVE COMPETITIVE BIDDING AND AUTHORIZE PURCHASE OF COMPUTER SOFTWARE FOR CODE ENFORCEMENT.
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BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council for the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas that:
SECTION ONE: That the Police Department of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas needs to purchase computer software for use in Code Enforcement to manage, report and track code violations within the City of Jonesboro.
SECTION TWO: That said software and implementation may be purchased from Comcate Inc., an only source for Code Enforcement Management (CEM) module, for the sum of $7,400.00, sales tax and implementation cost included to be paid by General Fund.
SECTION THREE: That the City Council in accord with the terms of A.C.A. Section 14-58-302 hereby waives the requirement of competitive bidding and directs the Purchasing Agent to purchase the above described for the price set forth in Section 2 above.
SECTION FOUR: It is further found that due to immediate need to acquire this product and use on the City streets to improve the efficiency of Code Enforcement, an emergency is declared to exist and this ordinance being necessary for the preservation of public health and safety, it shall take effect from and after its passage and approval.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 3rd day of January, 2013.