20863 1 ORDINANCE NO. 20,863
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3 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND LITTLE ROCK, ARK., REV. CODE § 2-49
4 (1988) TO SET SPECIFIC TIMES FOR CITIZENS COMMUNICATION
5 ON THE AGENDA OF REGULAR MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF
6 DIRECTORS; TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY; AND FOR OTHER
7 PURPOSES.
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9 WHEREAS,there has been discussion about the time for Citizen Communication during the course
10 of a regular meeting of the Board of Directors; and,
11 WHEREAS,it is desired to have an ordinance which sets this timing in place;
12 NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY
13 OF LITTLE ROCK,ARKANSAS:
14 Section 1. Little Rock,Ark.,Rev. Code § 2-49(4)(1988)is amended to read as follows:
15 (a) Except as provided in subsection(b)of this section,the order of business at
16 meetings is as follows:
17 (1) Roll call;
18 (2) Invocation;
19 (3) Consent Agenda;
20 (4) Citizen Communications on the first meeting of the month only;
21 (5) Unfinished and new business;
22 (6) Citizen Communications on the second meeting of the month only;
23 (7) Adjournment.
24 (b) There may be deviation from the order of business by a motion to suspend
25 the rules or by general consent.To secure general consent the Mayor states that there
26 will be a change in the order of business if no member objects.
27 Section 2. Severability. In the event any section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph,
28 subparagraph,item,sentence,clause,phrase,or word of this ordinance is declared or adjudged to be invalid
29 or unconstitutional,such declaration or adjudication shall not affect the remaining portions of this ordinance
30 which shall remain in full force and effect as if the portion so declared or adjudged invalid or
31 unconstitutional were not originally a part of this ordinance.
32 Section 3. Repealer. All ordinances and resolutions inconsistent with this ordinance are hereby repealed to the
33 extent of such inconsistency.
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1 Section 4. Emergency Clause. There is an immediate need to establish the order of citizen
2 communications at regular meetings of the board of directors in order to assure that both the board and
3 the public are aware of this important portion of the meeting agenda;an emergency is, therefore, declared
4 to exist and this ordinance shall be in full force and effect as of April 1, 2014, and is necessary to preserve
5 the public health, safety and welfare.
6 PASSED: April 1,2014
7 ATTEST: APPROVED:
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10 Toya binson,Assis a t City Clerk Mark Stodola, Mayor
11 APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
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14 Thomas M. Carpenter,City Attoty
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