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Council approves ordinance allowing insurance firm owned by airport commissioner to sell policies to the city
Summary
The Clinton City Council voted to permit Davidson Solid Rock Insurance — owned by airport commission member Doug Davidson — to provide insurance to the city, citing Arkansas Code Annotated 14-42-107 and attaching invoices for a $2,261 policy and a $19,357 policy. The council suspended the rules and approved the measure the same night.
The Clinton City Council on the evening session approved an ordinance permitting Davidson Solid Rock Insurance, owned by airport commission member Doug Davidson, to provide insurance to the city, including coverage for the Clinton Municipal Airport.
Reading the ordinance, the presiding official said the measure was needed to comply with Arkansas Code Annotated 14-42-107, which allows a city to enact a specific ordinance authorizing a council member, official or employee to conduct business with the municipality. "Davidson Solid Rock Insurance is permitted to provide insurance for the city of Clinton, Arkansas as specified in the invoices attached hereto," the official read aloud during the ordinance text.
Councilors moved to suspend the rules and put the ordinance on first, second and third reading in a single meeting. After discussion, the council called the roll and recorded affirmative votes for the members present; the reading cited two invoices attached to the ordinance, one for $2,261 and a second for $19,357. The total for the listed policies was discussed but not read as a single summed figure during the meeting.
The ordinance text and the vote were framed in the meeting record as an effort to comply with the state statute that requires an explicit ordinance when an official with a direct interest is to transact business with the city. Councilors did not describe any conditions or limits attached to the authorization during the public reading.
The council also completed other routine business that evening, including approval of the 2026 budget. The ordinance and its attached invoice pages were entered into the council record for reference.
What happens next: The council’s action authorizes the named firm to provide the listed policies to the city; the ordinance text and the attached invoices are part of the official record and the council will follow standard contract and payment processes for procurement and invoicing.
