16676ORDINANCE NO. 16,676 •
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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 A RACE RELATIONS
7 COMMISSION; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY; AND FOR OTHER
8 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 $60,000 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 $60,000 to establish a race relations commission.
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31 SECTION 2. The sum of $15,000 is hereby appropriated from the proceeds of
32 the one -half cent sales tax adopted in December, 1993, and appropriated to increase the
33 budget of the City Manager Organization No. 1030 in the Program Budget Summary
34 attached to Ordinance No. 16,561 by a like amount for one (1) part -time staff position
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36 for the race relations commission.
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SECTION I 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
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:
F.10101411 NSA h r ;
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
THOMAS M. OPEN
CITY ATTORNEY
APPROVED:
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