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AN ORDINANCE TO WAIVE COMPETITIVE BIDDING AND AUTHORIZE PURCHASE OF MEDIAEDGE VIDEOCASTING SYSTEM FOR THE INFORMATION SYSTEMS DEPARTMENT (NOTE: THIS ORDINANCE WAS AMENDED BY ORD-10:051 ON JULY 6, 2010)
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS THAT:
SECTION ONE: That the Information Systems department of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas, needs to purchase a Media Edge Video casting System.
SECTION TWO: That said equipment may be purchased from Influence Media Network, a sole source, for the sum of $27,301.86 sales tax included, to be paid from the account 09-100-0662-00. Funding source for this purchase was received from the General Improvement fund from The State of Arkansas. The said purchase is to aid in the production of training materials that will provide sufficient and cost effective training for current and future employees of the City of Jonesboro
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 the immediate need to acquire this equipment to provide sufficient and cost effective training for current and future employees of the City of Jonesboro, an emergency is declared to exist and this ordinance being necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety, it shall take effect from and after its passage and approval.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 18th day of May, 2010.