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ORDINANCE NO. 16,382
AN ORDINANCE TO I14PLEKEN'T THE
PROVISIONS OF ACT 239 OF 1993
CONCERNING THE MUNICIPAL JUDGE'S
RETIREMENT FUND, AND FOR OTHER
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WHEREAS, Act 239 of 1993 amends the Arkansas Code
pertaining to retirement benefits for municipal judges; and
WHEREAS, such an Act requires the approval of the majority
of the Board of Directors to make such an amendment applicable
to a particular city; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors understands that this Bill
impacts the eligibility of a judge of the Little Rock Municipal
Court.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:
SECTION 1. The City approves implementation of the
provisions of Act 239 of 1993 to the eligibility requirements
for the Little Rock Municipal Judge's Retirement Fund.
PASSED: March 16, 1993
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State of Arkansas
791h General Assembh
Regular Session, 1993
By. Representative Brown
ACT 2 3 9 1993
A Bill
For An Act To Be Entitled
"AN ACT-TO AMEND ARKANSAS CODE 24 -8 -307 PERTAINING TO
RETIREMENT BENEFITS OF MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGES; AND FOR
OTHER PURPOSES."
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HOUSE BILL 1.0'R 3
Subtitle
"TO AMEND ARKANSAS CODE 24 -8 -307 PERTAINING TO RETIREMENT
BENEFITS OF MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGES."
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:
SECTION 1. Arkansas Code 24 -8 -307 is amended by inserting an additional
paragraph at the end thereof to read as follows:
"(e) Upon the approval of a majority of the city council or board of
directors of a city of the first or second class, any person who shall attain
the age of fifty (50) and who shall have served two (2) or more years as an
elected justice of the peace and three (3) or more years as a certified full
time law enforcement officer and has held the office of municipal judge not
less than ten (10) years shall be eligible to receive retirement benefits
provided by t =is subchapter. If the Judge resigns, retires from office, or is
succeeded in office by another judge, he shall receive retirement benefits for
and during the remainder of his natural life in an amount equal to one -half
(1/2) of the salary payable to him at the time of his resignation, retirement,
or succession in office. If incapacitating illness or disability should occur
during the final term for qualification under these provisions, then the judge
so elected shall be eligible to retire at the one -half (112) pay as provided
in this secticn. In additional thereto, the surviving widow of the qualifying
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judge shall be entitled to the benefits provided in this subchapter, until her
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death or remarriage."
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1 SECTION 2. All provisions of this act of a general and permanent nature
2 are amendatory to the Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated and the Arkansas Code
3 Revision Commission shall incorporate the same in the Code.
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5 SECTION 3. If any provision of this act or the application thereof to
6 any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect
7 other provisions or applications of the act which can be given effect without
8 the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this
9 act are declared to be severable.
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11 SECTION 4. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this act are
12 hereby repealed.
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14 SECTION 5. EMERGENCY. It is hereby found and determined by the
15 General Assembly that the retirement eligibility law for municipal judges is
16 inadequate; that this act makes the necessary changes to include eligibility
17 criteria not now in the law; and that this act should be given effect as soon
18 as possible. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this
19 act being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health
70 and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and
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