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10355ORDINANCE NO. 10,3*55 AN ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE VACATIONS FOR THE MEMBERS OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK ARKANSAS: , Section 1. Each employee of the Fire Department who has been so employed for a period of one year is entitled to and shall be allowed twenty -one (21) days vacation each year with full pay. Section 2. The Chief of the Fire Departtnet shall make the necessary arrangements as to the time when the vacation of an employee of the Fire Department shall be taken, and his decision is final. Section 3. Nothing in this ordinance prohibits any such employee of the Fire Department from taking any portion of his twenty -one day vacation at any specific time he desired, provided that such time is approved by the Chief of the Fire Department prior to the time of taking of such vacation. Section 4. It has been found and is declared by the City Council of Little Rock, Arkansas, that great confusion and inequity results from the existing system of vacations for employees of the Fire Department of Little Rock, that there is urgent need to remedy this situation as a matter of morale and efficiency, that this ordinance will accomplish this end. Therefore, an emergency is declared to exist, and this ordinance being necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety, shall take effect and be in force from the date of its passage and approval. PASSED November 26, 1956 ATTEST: CITY CLERK APPROVED MAYOR