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Home My WebLink About21953 1 ORDINANCE NO. 21,953 2 3 AN ORDINANCE TO REPEAL SUBSECTION 2 OF ARK., REV. CODE § 4 2-50 (1988); TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY; AND FOR OTHER 5 PURPOSES 6 7 WHEREAS,On March 25, 2020, the City enacted an amendment to Ark. Rev. Code. § 2-50 (1988), 8 that enabled members of the Board of Directors to utilize different technologies to participate in a Board of 9 Directors Meetings as long as the public could view the action of the member not physically present; and, 10 WHEREAS,subsection 2 of the amendment allowed for the amendment to be in force and effect for 11 a period of ninety(90)days; and, 12 WHEREAS,ninety(90)days expired on June 23,2020; and, 13 WHEREAS,the use of virtual meetings at any time can be appropriate. 14 NOW THEREFORE,BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY 15 OF LITTLE ROCK,ARKANSAS; 16 Section 1. Section 2 of Little Rock,Ark., Rev. Code § 2-50(1988) is hereby repealed. 17 (c) A majority of the Board, including the position of Mayor, is a quorum. 18 Section 2. Severability. In the event any title, section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, 19 subparagraph,item,sentence,clause,phrase,or word of this ordinance is declared or adjudged to be invalid 20 or unconstitutional,such declaration or adjudication shall not affect the remaining portions of this ordinance 21 which shall remain in full force and effect as if the portion so declared or so adjudged invalid or 22 unconstitutional was not originally a part of this ordinance. 23 Section 3. Repealer. All ordinances and resolutions,or parts of ordinances or resolutions,inconsistent 24 with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency. 25 Section 4. Emergency. Because the restrictions of Arkansas State Law and the City's Code of Ethics 26 sometimes makes it difficult or impossible for a majority of the Elected Members to act on a measure, 27 particularly when one (1) or more Members of the Board cannot attend because of illness or other 28 obligations, business vital to the citizens and in the best interests of the City cannot always proceed in an 29 appropriate manner, but it is critical to the public health, safety and welfare for City business to be 30 conducted,particularly in an age when electronic communications means make it possible and practical 31 for a person within the City to actively participate in a meeting of the governing body; an emergency is, 32 therefore, declared to exist and this ordinance shall be in full force and effectfrom and after the time of its 33 passage. 34 PASSED: January 19,2021 Page I of21 1 ATTEST: APPROVED: 2 3 Mt 1�V 1 n-I /r. 4 Allison Segars,Dep ty Clerk Frank Scott,Jr., Ma r 5 APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM: 6 7 p4At4.4"6 14A. 8 Thomas M. Carpenter, Ci ttorney 9 // 10 // 11 // 12 // 13 // 14 // 15 // 16 // 17 // 18 // 19 // 20 // 21 // 22 // 23 // 24 // 25 // 26 // 27 // 28 // 29 // 30 // 31 // 32 // 33 // 34 // 35 // [Page 2 of 2]