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AN ORDINANCE TO WAIVE COMPETITIVE BIDDING AND AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH ACTIVE NETWORK, LLC. FOR HOSTED REGISTRATION SOFTWARE FOR THE PARKS DEPARTMENT
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WHEREAS, the Parks Department for the City of Jonesboro needs software that is capable of handling reservations, registrations, points of sale, membership management, and other items for the management of all of the sporting activities, and rental options in all of the city park properties; and
WHEREAS, ActiveNet software is capable of handling all of the needs of the Parks Department and is web based software that is compatible with the current financial software being used by the City of Jonesboro Finance Department and will therefore work seamlessly with that existing software; and
WHEREAS, ActiveNET will replace the current system in the Parks Department that limit the capabilities described above; and
WHEREAS, the cost of the ActiveNet software and the training necessary to implement the software is $34,380.00.
BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council for the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas that:
SECTION ONE: That the City Council in accord with the terms of A.C.A. Section 14-58-303 states that bidding in this matter is not practical and hereby waives the requirement of competitive bidding due to the fact that this software is compatible with the existing software being used by the City of Jonesboro Finance Department and will work seamlessly with said software without requiring modifications.
SECTION TWO: The Mayor and City Clerk are hereby authorized to execute all documents necessary to effectuate this agreement.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS 7TH DAY OF DECEMBER 2021.