203462010066165 received: 10/2112010 12:16:19 Ply
Recorded: 1012112010 12:25 :50 PM Filed
Recorded in Official records of PAT O'BRIEN,
PULASKI COUNTY CIRCUITICOUNTY CLERK
1 ORDINANCE NO. 20,346 Fees $25.00
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3 AN ORDINANCE TO, ESTABLISH THE RATE OF TAXATION OF
4 PROPERTY FOR THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK FOR THE YEAR 2011
s FOR VARIOUS FUNDS OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS;
6 TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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s WHEREAS, pursuant to Ark. Code Ann. § 23 -73 -202 (West Supp. 2009), the Board of Di-
g rectors is required to certify to the county clerk the rate of ad valorem property tax to be levied
10 on real and personal property within the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, for the current year; and,
11 WHEREAS, pursuant to Ark. Code Ann. § 14 -14 -904 (West Supp. 2009), upon the timely
12 receipt of this information from the City, the Pulaski County Quorum Court is mandated to make
13 such a levy at its regular November meeting in 2010;
14 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF ,DIRECTORS OF
15 THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:
16 Section 1. The rate of taxation of real and personal property in the City of Little Rock, Ar-
il kansas for certain City purposes are hereby fixed, established and levied as follows:
18 (a) For general purposes in order to carry on the affairs of the City Govern-
19 ment under Section 4, Article 12 of and Amendment 10 to the Constitution
20 of Arkansas of 1874, there is hereby levied a tax of five (5) mills;
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(b) For the purpose of paying bonds and interest as may be required for the
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bonds authorized in Little Rock, Ark., Ordinance No 18,941 (September
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30, 2003), to repay the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, Capital Improve -
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ment Bonds, approved at a special election held on November 4, 2003,
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there is hereby levied a tax of three and three tenths (3.3) mills;
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(c) For the purpose of paying Policemen's Pensions in accordance with provi-
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sions of Amendment No. 31 to the Constitution of the State of Arkansas, a
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tax of one (1) mill;
(d) For the purpose of Paying Firemen's Pensions in accordance with the pro- ` .�Z C +,e
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visions of Amendment No. 31 to the Constitution of the State of Arkansas
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,d November 5, 1940, and Act 16 of the acts of the General Assem-
the State of Arkansas for the year 1941, a tax of one (1) mill;
e purpose of maintaining the City Library, in accordance with the
ions of Amendment No. 30 to the Constitution of the State of Ar-
;, a tax of three and three tenths (3.3) mills;
e purpose of paying bonds and interest as may be required for the
f Little Rock, Arkansas, for Library System Capital Improvement
, a tax of two (2) mills.
the City achieved equalization in 1989 under the provisions of Amendment
)nstitution, the tax rates are the same for both real and personal property.
[use Pulaski County completed a county -wide reappraisal of property in
es set forth in Section 1 of this Ordinance may be subject to the rollback
ment 59 to the Arkansas Constitution as determined by the Arkansas As-
In Department although such a rollback is not anticipated; however, to the
rates in Section 1 are ordered roll backed in accordance with state law, the
.opts and ratifies such millage rates.
'ity Clerk is hereby directed immediately to transmit a certified copy of this
znty Clerk of Pulaski County so that the taxes recited may' be extended on
Ski County and collected with the other taxes for the year 2010.
rability. In the event any title, section, paragraph, item, sentence, clause,
is ordinance is declared or adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such
-ation shall not affect the remaining portions of the ordinance which shall
Ind effect as if the portion so declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitu-
lly a part of the ordinance.
ler. All ordinances and resolutions, and parts thereof, which are in conflict
this ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict.
;ency. It is essential to the public health, safety and welfare that the proper
,d each year, and that this information be promptly communicated with the
°nment in order to assure that appropriate tax millages are put into effect
ndar year; an emergency is, therefore, declared to exist and this ordinance
ind effect from and after the date of its passage.
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ATTEST:
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AS T EGAL FORM:
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arpen er, Ci ttorney
Ordinance to levy mf valorem property to
or 2010
APPROLED:
Mark Stodola, Mayor
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