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IRINANCE NO.
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AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS
ORDINANCE NO. 16,561 (DECEMBER 21, 1993), THE 1994 BUDGET
ORDINANCE, AND TO PROVIDE FUNDS FROM THE ONE -HALF
CENT SALES TAX REVENUES TO FUND A GRANT WRITING
OFFICE; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY;. AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES.
WHEREAS, on December 14, 1993, voters of the City of Little Rock approved
a one -half cent local sales tax effective February 1, 1994, to fund various new service
initiatives designed to address many needs of the community; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors established a number of task forces that
included Board Members, citizens and staff to evaluate the best methods to implement
the initiatives contemplated in the development of the sales tax proposal, and these task
forces have delivered their recommendations to the Board and requested funding; and
WHEREAS, the service initiatives to be funded by the sales tax address critical
needs of the community.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:
SECTION 1. The sum of $75,000 is hereby appropriated from the proceeds of
the one -half cent sales tax adopted in December, 1993, and appropriated to increase the
budget of the City Manager Organization No. 1030 in the Program Budget Summary
attached to Ordinance No. 16,561 by a like amount to establish a grant writing office
and hire two (2) additional staff.
SECTION 2. DECLARING AN EMERGENCY: It is hereby found and
determined that there is an immediate and urgent need to provide the additional
services funded by the one -half cent local sales tax approved by the voters of the City
of Little Rock, and that these additional services are essential for the protection of the
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public safety and welfare; an emergency is therefore declared to exist and this Ordinance
shall be in full force and effect from and after the date of its adoption.
PASSED: June 1, 1994
ATTEST:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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ATTORNEY
APPROVED: