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ORDINANCE NO. 15,714
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AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTION 5 -27
OF THE LITTLE ROCK CITY CODE, 1988,
TO PROVIDE FOR THE INCLUSION OF TWO
ADDITIONAL VOTING MEMBERS TO THE
CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS,
EMERGENCY MEDICAL HEALTH CARE
FACILITIES BOARD, DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
WHEREAS, the present membership of the City of Little
Rock, Arkansas, Emergency Medical Health Care Facilities Board
includes five members appointed by the Little Rock Board of
Directors, and this Board operates as the Board of Directors of
the Little Rock Ambulance Authority; and
WHEREAS, by Resolution 7,617 of the Little Rock Board of
Directors, the City entered into an interlocal agreement with
the City of North Little Rock for purposes of establishing an
exclusive franchise for the operation of emergency advanced life
support ambulance service, and ambulance transfer service,
within the City of Little Rock and the City of North Little
Rock; and
WHEREAS, on June 26, 1989, the City of North Little Rock
provided a $227,000 loan to the Little Rock Ambulance Authority
to be used for the purchase of up to six advanced life support
ambulances; and
WHEREAS, Ark. Code Ann. § 14- 137 -108 (g) (Supp. 1988),
provides that the entity creating a public facilities board may
expand the membership to allow not more than two additional
members per governmental unit if the jurisdiction of that board
is expanded pursuant to the interlocal agreement, and that those
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two additional members will be appointed by the Mayor of the
newly participating municipality and shall serve a term not to
exceed five years.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:
SECTION 1: The Little Rock City Code, 1988, is amended
by adding a provision to Section 5 -27 that shall read as
follows:
The Mayor of the City of North Little Rock may
appoint two members to serve on the Board who
shall represent the interest of the City of North
Little Rock. These members shall be residents of
the City of North Little Rock and shall serve a
term of five years provided an interlocal
agreement concerning ambulances between Little
Rock and North Little Rock is in effect. Neither
of these members shall be eligible to serve as
Chairman of the Board.
SECTION 2: Emergency Clause. The ability to closely
monitor and give guidance to the financial condition of the
Little Rock Ambulance Authority is essential to assuring that it
meets its mission of providing advanced life support ambulance
service, and quality transfer ambulance service to the citizens
of Little Rock and North Little Rock. Any concerns that may
arise between members of the Board of Directors because of their
inability to meaningfully vote their positions about the
expenditure of monies from their localities only detracts from
the ultimate mission of the Ambulance Authority and would,
therefore, potentially endanger the health, safety, and welfare
of the citizens of the City of Little Rock and North Little Rock
in this vital area of emergency services. An emergency is
therefore declared to exist, and this ordinance shall become
effective from and after the date of its passage.
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SECTION 3: All laws and parts of laws inconsistent with
this provision are hereby repealed to the extent of such
inconsistency.
PASSED: July 18, 1989
ATTEST:
CI Y CLERK JA : CZECH
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
MARK STODOLA, CITY ATTORNEY
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APPROVED:
MAYOR FLOYD G. VILLINES, III