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WHEREAS, state statute places upon local governments the responsibility to prosecute
truant youths and families, and
WHEREAS, in an effort to maximize the efficiency of this program the City has entered
into an agreement with other local city attorneys and the prosecuting attorney to participate
in a grant funded by the Department of Youth Services, and
WHEREAS, it is time to renew this agreement for another year,
NOW, TAFRF.FORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:
Section 1. The City Attorney is authorized to enter into an agreement, in
substantially the same form as Attachment A to this resolution, with the Prosecutor of the
Sixth Judicial District, and other city attorneys in the area, to handle the prosecution of truancy
cases in the local juvenile courts.
ADOPTED: June 29, 1999
ATTEST:
Robbie Hancock, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM: Thomas M. Carpenter, City Att ey
APPROVED:
B. J. rick, ce =Mayor
• ATTACBMENT A
AMENDED AGREEMENT REGARDING 271
TRUANCY PROSECUTION
FOR THE S/XTHJUDICIAL DISTRICT, STATE OFARKANSAS
This Amended Agreement is entered into pursuant to ACA 6-18 -222, as
amended by Act 1308 of 1997 (Section 1(a)(6)(A) and (c)). This Amendment is
entered into and made by and between the Prosecutorial Authorities and the
Juvenile Judges of the Sixth Judicial District to amend the Agreement
Regarding Truancy Cases dated September 30, 1997, entered into and agreed
upon by the parties based upon conditions which were never met. Thus, the
parties have entered into and made this Amended Agreement this day herein.
The Prosecutorial Authorities, as defined in Act 1308, Section 1(a)(8), include
the following officials:
(a) Larry Jegley, elected Prosecuting Attorney of the Sixth
Judicial District, for schools of the unincorporated areas of the Sixth District or
within cities not having a police or municipal court;
(b) Thomas Carpenter, appointed City Attorney of the City of
Little Rock, Arkansas, for schools located within the city limits and /or of the
Little Rock School District;
(c) Randall Morley, elected City Attorney of the City of North
Little Rock, Arkansas, for schools located within the city limits and /or of the
North Little Rock School District;
(d) Robert Bamburg, elected City Attorney of the City of
Jacksonville, Arkansas, for schools located within the city limits and /or of the
Pulaski County Special School District within Jacksonville;
(e) Stephen Cobb, elected City Attorney of the City of Sherwood,
Arkansas, for schools located within the city limits and /or the Pulaski County
Special School District within Sherwood; and,
(f) Mark Stodola, appointed. City Attorney of the City of
Maumelle, Arkansas, for schools located within the city limits and /or of the
Pulaski County Special School District within Maumelle.
The Municipal Attorneys enter into this Agreement to alleviate a serious
problem with juvenile truancy, to further the goals of Act 1308, and to assist
juveniles and families in need of supervision because of truancy. As such, the
parties hereby agree to implementation of the following provisions:
Amended Agreement for Truancy Prosecution
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1. All truancy cues will be filed and adjudicated in the Sixth
Judicial District Circuit /Chancery Court, Juvenile Divisions Seventh, Eighth, or
Tenth.
2. To the extent that the undersigned parties have the authority
pursuant to State law to prosecute petitions for truancy in Juvenile Court, the
undersigned parties agree to the appointment by the Prosecutorial Authorities
of Robert Bamburg, Attorney at Law, and /or his duly appointed
representative(s), to file and pursue adjudication of all truancy cases for all
schools throughout the Sixth Judicial District pursuant to the requirements of
Act 1308, Section 1(a)(6)(A), and under the terms and conditions of Bamburg's
Contract for Truancy Prosecution.
3. This Agreement is contingent upon receipt by Robert
Bamburg of grant funds from the Department of Human Services, through the
Department of Youth Services, or another source, for funding as proposed for
the 1999 -2000 fiscal year and entry by those parties of a Contract for Truancy
Prosecution for the Sixth Judicial District.
4. In the event the grant proposal is not funded or is
terminated prior to the date anticipated by the parties, the undersigned agree
to meet within ten (10) days of notice of such an event to determine a new
method to pursue these prosecutions and /or the court(s) to be used for such
prosecutions in accordance with provisions of Act 1308 of 1997.
THIS AMENDED AGREEMENT IS HEREBY ENTERED INTO THIS
DAY OF JUNE, 1999.
JUDGE RITA W. GRUBER JUDGE WILEY A. BRANTON, JR.
JUDGE JOYCE WILLIAMS WARREN
THOMAS CARPENTER U
MARK STODOLA
Amended Agreem t for Truancy Prosecution
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AGREEMENT REGARDING 2'73
TRUANCY PROSECUTION AUTHORITY
FOR THE SIXTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT, STATE OF ARKANSAS
This Agreement, entered into pursuant to ACA 6-18 -222, as amended by Act
1308 of 1997 (Section 1(a)(6)(A) and (c)), is hereby entered into and made by
and between the Prosecutorial Authorities of the Sixth Judicial District and
Robert Bamburg, for the purposes and considerations stated herein.
The Prosecutorial Authorities, as defined in Act 1308, Section 1(a)(8), include
the following officials:
(a) Larry Jegley, elected Prosecuting Attorney of the Sixth
Judicial District, for schools located in the unincorporated areas of the District
or within cities not having a police or municipal court;
(b) Thomas Carpenter, appointed City Attorney of the City of
Little Rock, Arkansas, for schools located within the city limits of Little Rock
and /or the schools of the Little Rock School District;
(c) Randall Morley, elected City Attorney of the City of North
Little Rock, Arkansas, for schools located within the city limits of North Little
Rock and /or the schools of the North Little Rock School District;
(d) Robert Bamburg, elected City Attorney of the City of
Jacksonville, Arkansas, for schools located within the city limits of Jacksonville
and /or schools in Jacksonville of the Pulaski County Special School District;
(e) Stephen Cobb, elected City Attorney of the City of Sherwood,
Arkansas, for schools located within the city limits of Sherwood and /or schools
in Sherwood of the Pulaski County Special School District; and,
(f) Mark Stodola, appointed City Attorney of the City of
Maumelle, Arkansas, for schools located within the city limits of Maumelle
and /or schools in Maumelle of the Pulaski County Special School District.
The Municipal Attorneys enter into this Agreement to alleviate a serious
problem with juvenile truancy, to further the goals of Act 1308, and to assist
juveniles and families in need of supervision because of truancy. As such, the
parties hereby agree to implementation of the following provisions.
1. All truancy cases will be filed and adjudicated in the Sixth
Judicial District Circuit /Chancery Court, Juvenile Divisions Seventh, Eighth, or
Tenth.
2. To the extent that the undersigned parties have the authority
pursuant to State law to prosecute petitions for truancy in Juvenile Court, the
undersigned parties agree to the appointment by the Prosecutorial Authorities
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of Robert Bamburg, Attorney at Law, and /or his duly app ted
representative(s), to file and pursue adjudication of all truancy cases for all
schools throughout the Sixth Judicial District pursuant to the requirements of
Act 1308, Section 1(a)(6)(A), and under the terms and conditions of Bamburg's
Contract for Truancy Prosecution.
3. This Agreement is contingent upon receipt by Robert
Bamburg of grant funds from the Department of Human Services, through the
Department of Youth Services, or another source, for funding as proposed for
the 1999 - 2000 fiscal year and entry by those parties of a Contract for Truancy
Prosecution for the Sixth Judicial District.
4. In the event the grant proposal is not funded or is
terminated prior to the date anticipated by the parties, the undersigned agree
to meet within ten (10) days of notice of such an event to determine a new
method to pursue these prosecutions and /or the court(s) to be used for such
prosecutions in accordance with provisions of Act 1308 of 1997.
THIS AGREEMENT IS HEREBY ENTERED INTO THIS DAY OF
JUNE, 1999.
LARRY JEGLEY, PROSECUTING A
SIXTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
THOMAS CARPENTER NDAI
CITY ATTORNEY, LITTLE ROCK PTY AT-
ROBERT BAMBURG STEP14EN COBB
CITY ATTORNEY, JACKSONVILLE CITY ATTORNEY, SHERWOOD
MARK STODOLA
CITY ATTORNEY, MAUMELLE
Truancy Prosecution Authority Agreement
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