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Council designates audiovisual, catering and staffing services as professional services for new conference center

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Summary

Council approved ordinances declaring audiovisual, catering and staffing agencies to be professional services under Arkansas law to allow qualification‑based selection rather than lowest‑bid procurement for the city’s new conference center and other departments.

The North Little Rock City Council adopted three first‑reading emergency ordinances that declare audiovisual (AV) services, catering services and staffing agencies to be professional services under Arkansas law. Each ordinance was presented as a first reading with a motion to suspend the remaining readings; the council approved the suspensions and adopted the emergency ordinances.

City staff said the measures are intended to allow the city to procure AV packages, catering and temporary…

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