6561ORDINANCE NO. 6561—
AN ORDINANCE REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 6552 OF THE ORDINANCES OF
THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS; CREATING THE CLASSIFICATION
OF SPECIAL POLICE IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT; CREATING TWELVE
POSITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT IN THE SPECIAL POLICE CLASSIFICATION;
FIXING THE SALARIES THEREOF AND THE QUALIFICATIONS AND
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY; AND FOR
OTHER PURPOSES.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:
SECTION 1. Ordinance Number 6552 of the Ordinances of
the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, is hereby repealed in its
entirety.
SECTION 2. The Classification of "Special Police"
in the Little Rock Police Department is hereby created, which
is and is intended to be a new and different classification
of employment from any classification heretofore created in
said Police Department.
.! SECTION 3. There are hereby created twelve positions
of employment in said Special Police classification; the
twelve positions created under the terms of this ordinance
to be in addition to all positions of employment heretofore
I authorized in said Police Department.
SECTION 4• The persons chosen to fill the positions
created in Section 3 of this ordinance shall assist the
regular police force heretofore created and shall discharge
such other duties as the Chief of Police may designate.
SECTION 5. The persons chosen to fill the positions
y created by Section 3 of this ordinance shall be chosen by
y--the-Civil Service Commission in the manner provided by law;
they shall be males between twenty -one (21) and forty -five
(45) years of age; they shall pass a physical examination
-to determine their capacity to discharge the duties of their
j employment; but they need not be electors of the City of
1 Little Rock, Arkansas, and they need not have resided in
Little Rock, Arkansas for any definite or minimum period
lof time prior to their employment.
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ECTION 6. The persons chosen to fill the positions of
.ant created under Section 3 of this ordinance shall
ceive a salary of $135.00 per month, paid as-the
salaries of other city employees are paid.
SECTION 7. It is hereby made a condition of this
ordinance, and of any employment authorized or accepted
under it, that no person employed under this ordinance, or
any persons claiming by, through, or under him, shall be
entitled to or shall receive or make claim for any benefits
of a pension, rolief, retirement, disability, etc. nature
or for any such benefits or other benefits to be paid out
of the Policemen's Pension and Relief Fund or any similar
fund.
SECTION 8. The protection of the citizens against the
depredation of crime being vital to the public peace, health
and safety, an emergency is hereby declared to exist, and
this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and
after its passage.
PASSED:
ATTEST:
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APPROVED; 9'. ?,
Mayor
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