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AN ORDINANCE' CREATING A CITY PLANNING COM,r'iISSION: OUT-
LINING ITS POWERS AND DUTI F S AND FOR OTHER P7TRPOS' °S.
WH ap AS, under and. by authority of Act #108 of the Acts of
the 1929 General Assembly of the State of Arkansas, cities of the
first class are empowered and authorized to create a city ola.nning
commission of not less than nine (9) members, and �
ri h5 the city of Little Rock has employed the services of
and
an expert to report his findings to the City Counci.L/it is desirous
that a city clanning commission be created to study, enforce and
carry into execution a coordinated, adjusted end harmonious plan
of development of this municipality, therefore
BE IT ENACT{ -D BY 'YH:�. CITY COUNCIL OF THT CITY OF LITTLE ROCK:
Section 1. That a city nla.nning commission is hereby created
and shall be composed of twenty —one (21) members, to be selected as
follows: three (3) members to be appointed by the Mayor and eighteen
(18) other members who shall bt appointed by the City Council. All
members shall serve as such without compensation and the members
shall hold no other municipal office exc -nt that the Mayor may
appoint one of the administrative offici^ls of the municipality
should he so desire. The ter;r.s of the members `nvointed by the Mayor
shall be for a period of three (3) y: =ars witL: the provision however,
that the appointments made by him at the tirr.e this ordinance takes
effect shall be for a period of one, two and three years respectively
and there .after ,c:ll annointments shall be for a three year period.
The terms of the members anpointed by the City Council shall be for
a period of two (2) years, provided, however, that the terns of nine
(9) of the members first appointed shell be for one year :!end th- .terms
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of the remaining nine (9) members shall be for two years The council
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WAy remove a.� member of said commission save the three membeers apnoint•-
ed by the Mayor. Vacancir -s occuring otherwise than thr7u�_h the
expiration of term shall be filled for the unexpired term in the same
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Secti *bn 2. ORGANIZATION AND RULES. The commission shall
elect its chairman from amongst the appointed members and create
and fill such other of its offices as it may determine. The term of its
chairman shall be for one year with eligibility for reelection. The
commission shall hold at least one regular meeting in each month. It
shall a.dont rules for the transaction of business and shall keep a.
record of its resolutions, transactions, findings and determinations,
which record shall be a public record..
Section 3. STAFF AND FINANCES. The commission may appoint such
employees as it may deem necessary for its work, subject to the approval
of the City Council, whose promotion, demotion and removal shall be under
the supervision of the commission, subject to the approval of the City
Council. The commission may, with the approval of the City Council,
contract with City Plannitrs, Engineers, Architects and other such
consultants as it may require. The expenditures of the commission shall
be subject to the anoroval of the City Council and shall at all times
be within the amount appropriated for the nurtoose by the city council.
Any funds appropriated by the City Council shall be used by the
commission only for the nurnose appropriated.
Section 4. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. It shall be the function
and duties of the commission to make and adopt a master plan for the
nhysica.l development of the municipality, including any areasFoutside
of its boundaries, which in the commission's judgment bear relation
to the planning of such municipality and which is authorized by Act #109
of the Acts of the 1929 General Assembly of the State of Arkansas. After
the adoption of such elan by the commission it shall report its findings,
and recommendations to the City Council for the final action of the
council thereon and the City Council shall have the power to adopt
or reject any such findings, either in whole or in Dart, as it may desire.
Section 5. This ordinance shall be in force and take effect
from and after the date of its na.ssa.ge.
Passed: February 3, 1930-
Attest
it/ Clerk.
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Approved
Mayor.