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ORDINANCE NO. 18,604
AN ORDINANCE TO ESTABLISH THE GENERAL FUND SPECIAL
PROJECTS FUND (FUND 105); TO ESTABLISH THE URBAN FORESTRY
PROJECT WITHIN THE GENERAL FUND SPECIAL PROJECTS FUND;
TO AUTHORIZE THE TRANSFER OF $796,926 FROM THE BILLBOARD
PROJECT WITHIN THE SPECIAL PROJECT FUND (FUND 210) TO THE
URBAN FORESTRY PROJECT WITHIN THE GENERAL FUND SPECIAL
PROJECTS FUND; TO ESTABLISH THE ONLY USE OF THESE FUNDS
SHALL BE FOR URBAN FORESTRY ACTIVITES; TO DECLARE AN
EMERGENCY; AND TO FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors desires to establish an Urban Forestry special project
within the General Fund Special Projects Fund, and
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors desires to transfer $796,928 from the Special Project
fund to the General Fund Special Project Funds, and
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors desires to restrict the future use of the Urban Forestry
special project with the General Fund Special Projects Fund to urban forestry purposes,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:
Section 1. The General Fund Special Project Fund is hereby established.
Section 2. The Urban Forestry special project within the General Fund Special Project Fund
is hereby established.
Section 3. A transfer of $796,928 from the Billboard special project in the Special Projects
fund to the Urban Forestry special project within the General Fund Special Project Fund is hereby
authorized.
Sections 4. Future use of the $796,928 in the Urban Forestry special project is restricted to
expenditures directly related to urban forestry purposes.
Section 5. Severa4. In the event any title, section, para0h, item, 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 the ordinance which shall
remain in full force and effect as if the portion so declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional
was not originally a part of the ordinance.
Section 6. Repealer. All laws, ordinances, resolutions, or parts of the same that are
inconsistent with the provisions of this resolution are hereby repealed to the extent of such
inconsistency.
Section T Emergency. The ability to properly budget revenues for fiscal year 2002 and to
assure compliance with the urban forestry initiative are matters that are essential to the public
health, 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 passage.
PASSED: December 4, 2001
ATTEST:
NANCY WOOD
CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
THOMAS M. CARPENTER
CITY ATTORNEY
APPROVED:
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JIM DVLEY
MAYOR