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ORDINANCE NO. 15,558
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE NO. 10,695,
AS AMENDED, AND TO MORE FULLY DEFINE THE
AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE
CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS, TO ESTABLISH
POLICIES CONCERNING THE EXTENSION OF SEWER
SERVICES OUTSIDE THE CORPORATE BOUNDARIES OF
THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS;
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY; AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF
LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:
SECTION 1. The first sentence of Section 4 of Ordinance
No. 10,695, as amended by Ordinances No. 11,679, No. 12,625, and
No. 13, 982, is hereby amended to read as follows:
If in the judgment of the sewer committee
sufficient excess capacity in the utility's trunk
sewer and treatment facilities exists, and in the
judgment of the City Board of Directors the best
interests of the City will be served, sewer service
may be extended to customers outside the corporate
limits of the City in accordance with the policies
established by resolution of the City Board of
Directors; provided, that in no event shall a contract
to provide sewer service outside the corporate limits
of the City be effective until approved by the Board
of Directors.
SECTION 2. All laws and parts of laws inconsistent with
this amendment are hereby repealed to the extent of such
inconsistency.
SECTION 3. There is presently pending a court challenge
to the authority of the City of Little Rock to establish
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policies or to determine what is meant by the "best interests of
the City," as set forth in this ordinance, in Little Rock, Ark.,
Code § 35 -5 (1962), and as stated in Little Rock, Ark., Res. #
7893 (February 2, 1988). To overcome any doubt that the City is
ultimately responsible for helping to. establish legitimate
growth policies, and to assure that that authority is not placed
in jeopardy by the present court challenge, it is essential that
this ordinance take effect immediately to help guard the health,
safety and welfare, both now and in the future, of the citizens
of the City. Therefore, an emergency is declared to exist and
this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from the date
of its approval.
PASSED: September 20, 1988
ATTEST: / // /J/ B
- S'�aw� CITYVCLERK JANE CZECH
APPROV AS T FORM:
MARK STODOLA
CITY ATTORNEY
APPROVED:
OR LOTT SFACKEL ORD
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