HomeMy WebLinkAbout14369ORDINANCE NO. 14,369
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A DAILY
FEE TO BE CHARGED TO A COUNTY FOR
KEEPING PRISONERS OF THAT COUNTY
IN THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK JAIL;
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
WHEREAS, from time to time, prisoners of Pulaski
County or other counties in the State are held in the jail
of the City of Little Rock; and
WHEREAS, Act No. 796 of the Arkansas Acts of 1981
allows the governing bodies of municipalities to establish
a daily fee to be charged to counties for keeping prisoners
of the counties in the city jails; and
WHEREAS, the total amount of the reasonable expenses
incurred in keeping a prisoner of a county in the city jail
of the City of Little Rock has been determined; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists and it is in the best
interest of the public health, safety and welfare of the
citizens of the City of Little Rock that a fee be established
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immediately to charge any county for the keeping of prisoners
of that county in the city jail; and
WHEREAS, it has been determined that the daily fee for
keeping a prisoner of a county in the city jail should be
set at Twenty dollars ($20.00)•
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:
Section 1. A daily fee in the amount of Twenty dollars
(420.00) is hereby established to be charged to a county for
each prisoner of that county held in the city jail. A fractional
part of any day shall be counted as a full day. Any expenses
incurred by the city for medical or psychiatric examination or
treatment of a prisoner of the county shall be added to the daily
fee for that prisoner and assessed to the county.
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Section 2. It is hereby declared that the establishment
of a daily fee for the expenses incurred in keeping prisoners
of a county in the city jail is necessary for the sound fiscal
operation of the city and its jail, and therefore, is necessary
for the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the
City of Little Rock.
Therefore, an emergency is declared to exist and this
Ordinance being necessary for the immediate preservation of the
public peace, health and safety, shall take effect and be in
full force from and after its passage.
PASSED: December 21, 1982
ATTEST: APPROVED:
Cr, LER MAYOR