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Home My WebLink About22596 1 ORDINANCE NO. 22,596 2 3 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND LITTLE ROCK, ARK., REV. CODE § 2-50 4 (b)(2) (1988) and (c) TO CLARIFY THE DEFINITION OF PRESENT AT A 5 MEETING OF THE LITTLE ROCK BOARD OF DIRECTORS; AND FOR 6 OTHER PURPOSES. 7 8 WHEREAS, during the COVID-19 pandemic, and in light of significant advances in technology, it 9 was important to provide an effective means to assure attendance at meetings of the Little Rock Board of 10 Directors,and at the various meetings of boards,commissions,and other groups funded in whole or in part 11 by the City including,but not limited to,the provision of staff, resources, or meeting places; and, 12 WHEREAS, with the development of effective vaccines to deal with COVID-19, such special 13 arrangements are no longer necessary, and the attendance of elected or appointed officials is the best way 14 to assure the transparency of actions by the City of Little Rock, Arkansas ("the City"), and to foster 15 collegiality and discussion by the elected or appointed officials of pending issues; 16 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY 17 OF LITTLE ROCK,ARKANSAS: 18 Section 1. Little Rock,Ark., Rev. Cide § 2-50(b)(2)and (c)(1988) is hereby repealed. 19 Section 2. Little Rock, Rev. Code § 2-50(1988) is hereby amended to add the following: 20 Nothing in this ordinance prohibits modifications to the definition of 21 present if required by the declaration of a local disaster emergency as 22 defined by Arkansas statute. 23 Section 3.Severability. In the event any title,section, paragraph, item, sentence,clause,phrase, or 24 word of this ordinance is declared or adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such declaration or 25 adjudication shall not affect the remaining portions of the ordinance which shall remain in full force and 26 effect as if the portion so declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional were not originally a part of the 27 ordinance. 28 Section 4. Repealer. All ordinances, resolutions, bylaws, and other matters inconsistent with this 29 ordinance, including but not limited to Little Rock,Ark., Ordinance No. 21,847 (March 25, 2020), Little 30 Rock,Ark.,Ordinance No.21,953 (January 19, 2021),and Little Rock,Ark., Rev.Code § 2-50(1988),are 31 hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency. 32 // 33 // [Page 1 of 2] 1 PASSED: March 25,2025 2 ATTEST: APPROVED: 3 �^^'�- 4 5 Allison Segars,Ci erk Frank Scott,Jr., ay r 6 APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM: 7 8 "Vl• 9 Thomas M. Carpenter,City Atto y 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]