2940 RESOLUTION NO. 2,940
A RESOLUTION DECLARING OPPOSITION BY THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK TO SENATE
BILL NO. 8, SAME BEING A BILL SUBSTANTIALLY ALTERING
CURRENT ANNEXATION PROCEDURES; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES :
WHEREAS, Senate Till No. 8 entitled:
"AN ACT to Amend Section 04 of Act 1 of 1875,
Regarding Annexation Proceedings by Munici-
palities, to Require That an Election on
the Question of Annexation Be Held in the
Affected Area as Well as in the Municipality
Proposing such Annexation; to Provide That
the Municipality Shall Present a Petition
to the County Court Praying for Such Annexa-
tion Only If a Majority of the Votes Cast on
the Question in the Municipality and a Majority
of the Votes Cast on the Question in the Affected
Area Are in Favor of the Annexation; and for
Other Purposes. 1°
has been proposed for passage by the General Assembly of the State
of Arkansas during this session of the General Assembly; and
WHEREAS, the principles of annexation procedure affected
by the proposed senate fill No. 8 are of vital interest and concern
to the City of Little Rock and other growing metropolitan areas
within the state of Arkansas in that Senate Bill No. 8 proposes to
call for an election not only within cities on the question of
annexation of territory but within the area proposed for annexation
as well; and
WHEREAS, the great weight of authority in law and govern-
ment opposes such extra-city elections on the issue of annexation
upon the sound reasoning that the city alone can determine its needs
for growth and the rate thereof and that there are adequate judicial
safeguards to prevent any municipality from annexing territory not
characteristically urban nor potentially capable of development for
urban uses.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:
SECTION 1. That it ao on record as opposing Senate Bill
No. 0 and respectively requests a meeting with the Pulaski County
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delegation to the General Assembly to discuss the propriety of
passing Senate Bill No. 6 or any similar legislation at this time.
SECTION 2. This resolution shall be in full force and
effect from and after its adoption.
ADOPTED: January 21, 1963
APPROVED:
City Clerk Mayor.