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3 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS
4 ORDINANCE NO. 16,561 (DECEMBER 21, 1993), THE 1994 BUDGET
5 ORDINANCE, AND TO PROVIDE FUNDS FROM THE ONE -HALF
6 CENT SALES TAX REVENUES TO FUND ADDITIONAL STREET
7 LIGHTS; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY; AND FOR OTHER
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11 WHEREAS, on December 14, 1993, voters of the City of Little Rock approved
12 a one -half cent local sales tax effective February 1, 1994, to fund various new service
13 initiatives designed to address many needs of the community; and
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15 WHEREAS, the Board of Directors established a number of task forces that
16 included Board Members, citizens and staff to evaluate the best methods to implement
17 the initiatives contemplated in the development of the sales tax proposal, and these task
18 forces have delivered their recommendations to the Board and requested funding; and
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20 WHEREAS, the service initiatives to be funded by the sales tax address critical
21 needs of the community.
22 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
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24 THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:
25 SECTION 1. The sum of $261,000 is hereby appropriated from the proceeds of
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27 the one -half cent sales tax adopted in December, 1993, and appropriated to increase the
28 budget of the Street Lighting Organization 2270 in the Program Budget Summary
29 attached to Ordinance No. 16,561 by $225,000 to fund additional street lights and to
30 increase the budget of the Traffic Engineering Organization No. 2360 in the Program
31 Budget Summary attached to Ordinance No. 16,561 by $36,000.
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33 SECTION 2. DECLARING AN EMERGENCY: It is hereby found and
34 determined that there is an immediate and urgent need to provide the additional
35 services funded by the one -half cent local sales tax approved by the _voters of the City
36 of Little Rock, and that these additional services are essential for the protection of the
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1 public safety and welfare; an emergency is therefore declared to exist and this Ordinance
2 shall be in full force and effect from and after the date of its adoption.
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4 PASSED: June 1, 1994
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ATTEST:
APPROVED 1 / FORM
THOMAS M 1 • ENTE,7
CITY ATTORNEY
APPROVED: