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ORDINANCE NO. 14,561
AN ORDINANCE LEVYING ADDITIONAL PRIVILEGE FEES TO
BE PAID BY SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY
FOR THE YEAR 1984; PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT
THEREOF; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, the Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
(hereinafter sometimes referred to as "Telephone Company" is duly
authorized by ordinance to operate its telephone system and all
business incidental to or connected with the conduct of a
telephone business and system in the City of Little Rock all
beneficial to the inhabitants thereof residing in said
municipality; and
WHEREAS, the Telephone Company is now and will be occupying
the streets and alleys of this City for the purpose of operating
and maintaining its telephone system to the municipality and the
inhabitants and customers residing in said municipality; and
WHEREAS, the City is entitled to receive just and reasonable
fees from the Telephone Company which the City may lawfully
impose and Telephone Company is entitled to pay.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:
Section 1. There is hereby imposed and Southwestern Bell
Telephone Company shall pay to the City a privilege fee in an
amount equal to seven and thirty -two hundredths percent (7.32 %)
of the Company's access line billing revenues for the calendar
year 1983 or a minimum of one million four hundred thousand
dollars ($1,400,000).
Section 2. Payments to the City by Southwestern Bell
Telephone Company for the net additional fee as provided for in
Section 1 hereof shall be made monthly by the 30th day of each
month except for the payment for the month of December which
shall be made by the 15th day of December.
Section 3. Not later than March 31, 1984, Southwestern
Bell's access line revenue collected in Little Rock during 1983
will be certified to the City by a responsible official of the
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Company. April and subsequent monthly payments will be adjusted
to provide the total amount due the City in 1984 (7.32 %) of 1983
certified revenue).
Section 4. The City recognizes and accepts the purposes and
results of an Order of the Arkansas Public Service Commission
entered on February 7, 1980, in Docket U -3013 relating to the
treatment by the Telephone Company of all City special fees. In
so recognizing, the City expects that the said net additional
fees, together with cost of collection thereof, provided for by
Section 1 hereof, may be passed on to the customers of the
telephone company in keeping with the provision of the said Order
of the Arkansas Public Service Commission.
Section 5. All ordinances and parts of ordinances that
conflict herewith are hereby repealed. Provided, however,
Ordinance No. 11345 is repealed only to the extent that it is in
direct conflict herewith and nothing herein shall be construed to
otherwise alter or change the terms or conditions of the present
privilege authority under which the Telephone Company is
operating.
Section 6. WHEREAS there is a great need for revenues in
the City of Little Rock, Arkansas to carry on necessary public
service; and whereas such additional fees are necessary in order
to provide additional funds for necessary municipal purposes and
it is necessary that this Ordinance shall become effective
immediately in order to provide additional funds for necessary
municipal purposes and it is necessary that this Ordinance shall
become effective immediately in order to provide for the prompt
computation and collection of said fees; therefore, an emergency
is hereby declared to exist and this Ordinance being necessary
for the immediate protection of the public peace, health and
safety shall take effect immediately upon its passage and
approval.
PASSED: December 6, /J 1983
ATTEST: v APPROVED:
C' y Cleri ne Czech I yor J. W. enaf ld
ACCEPTANCE
WHEREAS; the City Council of the City of Little Rock of Pulaski
County, Arkansas, did on the 6th day of December A.D. 19 83 enact
an ordinance entitled: 14,561
AN ORDINANCE LEVYING ADDITIONAL PRIVILEGE FEES TO BE PAID BY SOUTHWESTERN BELL
TELEPHONE COMPANY FOR THE YEAR 1984; PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT THEREOF;
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, said ordinance was on the 6th day of December A.D.
19 83 , duly approved and signed by the Mayor of said City and the seal of
said City thereto affixed and attested by the City Clerk:
NOW; THEREFORE; in compliance with the terms of said ordinance so enacted,
approved and attested, the Southwestern Bell Telephone Company hereby accepts
said ordinance and files this its written acceptance with the City Clerk of said
City in his said office.
Dated this 23rd
day of February , 1984
Approved: SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY
By O
enera.� orney Vi a President - Arkansas
Acceptance filed in the office of the City Clerk of
This /l day of A. 19__
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