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ORDINANCE NO. 16,498 571
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AN ORDINANCE TO ESTABLISH SALARIES
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FOR THE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS; AND OR OTHER
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PURPOSES.
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WHEREAS, Amendment 56 to the Arkansas Constitution,
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adopted by a vote of the people in 1976, provides that salaries
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for municipal officers and officials shall be fixed by the
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governing body of the municipality; and
WHEREAS, Act 1012 of 1991, codified as Ark. Code Ann. 5
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14- 47- 114(a) (Michie Supp. 1991), provides that "any city with
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the city manager form of government may, by ordinance, provide
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for the compensation of board members.... "; and
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WHEREAS, the Governance Task Force of Future - Little Rock
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recommended that some compensation be paid to the Mayor and
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members of the Board of Directors so that more people could
afford the opportunity to serve in this capacity; and
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WHEREAS, the Board of Directors agrees with this view and
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further believes that establishing salaries now is important to
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assure that the persons running for the four ward positions on
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the Board of Directors to be elected in November, 1993, be aware
of the compensation to be paid for the time commitments that are
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demanded of a member of the Board; and
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WHEREAS, this information is further necessary to be able
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to provide for only compensation for the Board of Directors as a
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part of the 1994 budget process.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:
SECTION 1. The Mayor and members of the Board of Directors
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shall be compensated as follows:
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(a) The Mayor shall receive an annual salary of $24,000 to
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be paid at the same time and in the same manner as all city
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employees are paid beginning in fiscal year 1994;
(b) Each member of the Board of Directors, other than
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Mayor, shall receive an annual salary of $12,000 to be paid at
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the same time and in the same manner as all city employees are
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paid beginning in fiscal year 1994.
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SECTION 2. Severability. In the event any title, subtitle,
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section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, subparagraph, item,
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sentence, clause phrase, or word of this ordinance is declared
or adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such declaration
or adjudication shall not affect the remaining portions of this
Code which shall remain in full force and effect as if the
portion so declared or adjudged or unconstitutional was not 572
originally a part of this Ordinance.
PASSED: September 29, 1993
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APPROVED TO FO-,T:
CITY _�.,•�' ^a',,. �` 017 -_
ATTORNEY
APPROVED:
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