20159I ORDINANCE NO. 20,159
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3 AN ORDINANCE TO ADOPT REVISED RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE
4 LITTLE ROCK FIRE DEPARTMENT; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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6 WHEREAS, Arkansas civil service law provides that employees of police and fire departments that operate under a
7 civil service system shall be'governed by rules and regulations adopted by the governing body of the municipality; and
8 WHEREAS, the Little Rock Fire Department ( "LRFD ") has submitted for approval a revised set of rules and
9 regulations; and
10 WHEREAS, the most recent set of LRFD Rules and Regulations was adopted in 1986; and
11 WHEREAS, it is necessary to adopt revised rules and regulations to ensure they are current and in compliance with
12 all laws that have been enacted since the adoption of the 1986 rules and regulations.
13 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF LITTLE
14 ROCK, ARKANSAS:
15 Section 1. The Board of Directors hereby adopts the revised Little Rock Fire Department Rules and Regulations
16 dated September 2009, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit "A."
17 Section 2. Severability. In the event any title, section, paragraph, item, sentence, clause, phrase, or word of this
18 ordinance is declared or adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such declaration or adjudication shall not affect the
19 remaining portions of the ordinance which shall remain in full force and effect as if the portion so declared or adjudged to
20 be invalid or unconstitutional was not originally a part of the ordinance.
21 Section 3. Repealer. All laws, ordinances, resolutions, or parts of the same that are inconsistent with the
22 provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.
23 Section 5. Emergency Clause. The Board of Directors has determined that it is crucial to the public health,
24 safety, and welfare, that there be in place a set of current rules and regulations for the Little Rock Fire Department that
25 are in compliance with all laws enacted since the most recent edition was adopted; an emergency is, therefore, declared to
26 exist and this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after the date of its passage.
27 PASSED: September 15, 2009
28 A TEST APPROVED:
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31 u n Lan 1 y c ing City Clerk Mark Stodola, Mayor
32 APPROVE A O LEGAL FORM:
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35 Thomas M. Carpenter, Cit Attor ey
Ordinance
Adopting Revised Rules and Regulations for the Little Rock Fire Department