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Council adopts ordinance allowing municipal employees and officials to contract with city under emergency rule
Summary
Ordinance 195 (allowing council members, officials or municipal employees to contract with the city pursuant to ACA 14-42-107 under an emergency clause) passed after suspending the rules and completing three readings; council invoked the emergency clause to effect immediate implementation.
The Cherry Valley council adopted Ordinance 195 authorizing council members, municipal officials or employees to contract with the city under the statutory provisions cited in the ordinance and enacted an emergency clause so the ordinance takes effect immediately.
Council suspended the rules to permit title‑only readings and completed three readings by title as required. The ordinance language cites ACA 14-42-107 and specifies that any contracts must list the services and the contracting party so the municipal official’s use of their business cannot be a vehicle for abuse. Council members discussed the need to list services explicitly and the practice’s purpose when a small town has limited local vendors.
Council also briefly discussed potential conflicts and the option for members to abstain if a matter involves their own firm or personal interest; one councilor said he would abstain from voting on the ordinance because it could involve a family member’s business.
After the third reading and a motion for an emergency clause, the council voted to adopt Ordinance 195 with immediate effect.
