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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 VARIOUS SERVICE
7 RECOMMENDATIONS; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY;,AND FOR
8 OTHER PURPOSES.
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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 $15,000 is hereby appropriated from the proceeds of
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27 the one -half cent sales tax adopted in December, 1993, and transferred from the General
28 Fund to the Special Projects Fund and designated for the following need:
29 $15,000 to provide additional support services for the FUTURE - Little
30 Rock implementation process.
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32 SECTION 2. The sum of $69,000 is hereby appropriated from the proceeds of
33 the one -half cent sales tax adopted in December, 1993, and appropriated to increase the
34 budget of the Emergency Services Organization No. 1440 in the Program Budget
35 Summary attached to Ordinance No. 16,561 by a like amount to fund the addition of
36 three (3) police dispatchers.
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1 SECTION 3. DECLARING AN EMERGENCY: It is hereby found and
2 determined that there is an immediate and urgent need to provide the additional
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4 services funded by the one -half cent local sales tax approved by the voters of the City
5 of Little Rock, and that these additional services are essential for the protection of the
6 public safety and welfare; an emergency is therefore declared to exist and this Ordinance
7 shall be in full force and effect from and after the date of its adoption.
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PASSED: June 1, 1994
ATTEST:
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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THOMAS M. UARPENTEIV
CITY ATTORNEY
APPROVED:
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