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12450ORDINANCE NO. 12,450 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 8 OF ORDINANCE NO. 10,957 TO ALLOW FUNDS OF THE PORT AUTHORITY TO BE PAID OUT BY THE WARRANTS SIGNED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, THE CHAIRMAN, OR THE TREASURER OF THE LITTLE ROCK PORT AUTHORITY AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS. SECTION I. Section 8 of Ordinance 10,957 of the Ordinances of the City of Little Rock is hereby amended to read as follows: All revenue derived from the operation of the Port Authority, after paying operation expenses and maintenance, shall be set aside and used for additional improvements, reserves for depreciation, or for the retirement of bonds and interest there- on issued by the Board of Directors of the City of Little Rock for the purposes hereinabove enumerated in the manner now provided by law. All Authority funds shall be deposited in a bank or banks to be designated by the Authority. Funds of the Authority shall be paid out only upon warrants signed by any two of the following three officials of the Little Rock Port Authority: The Executive Director, the Chairman, or the Treasurer. No warrant shall be drawn or issued disbursing any of the funds of the Authority except for a purpose or expenditure for which the same is to be given in payment has been audited and approved by the Authority. SECTION II. All other sections and provisions of Ordinance No. 10,957 remain in effect as set out in said Ordinance. Section III. It is hereby found by the Board of Directors that there is an urgent need to designate the persons of the Little Rock Port Authority who are authorized to sign and countersign warrants on behalf of said Authority. Therefore, an emergency is declared to exist, and this Ordinance being necessary for the preservation and advancement of the public peace, health and safety, shall be in full force and effect from and after the date of its approval. PASSED: March 1, 1971 ATTEST : a_i 03-aaL CITY CLERK i APPROVED: MAYOR