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• ORDINANCE NO.
16,089 •
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE NO. 16,061,
CALLING A SPECIAL ELECTION IN THE CITY OF
LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS, ON THE QUESTION OF
LEVYING A ONE -HALF OF ONE PERCENT (0.5 %) SALES
AND COMPENSATING USE TAX FOR GENERAL
OPERATIONS OF THE CITY; ESTABLISHING A DATE
FOR THE ELECTION; PRESCRIBING OTHER MATTERS
PERTAINING THERETO; AND DECLARING AN
WHEREAS, the City of Little Rock, Arkansas (the "City ") is
a city of the first class; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the City has determined
that it is necessary to increase the revenues of the City in
order to adequately address and provide necessary services for
the citizens including, but not limited to, increased police and
fire protection, meeting capital needs and renovation of the
Central Library, the construction of a new museum, enhanced
efforts to revitalize neighborhoods and to rehabilitate
residential rental properties, and to adequately provide all
other municipal services; and
WHEREAS, Title 26, Chapter 75, Subchapter 2 of the Arkansas
Code of 1987 Annotated (the "Authorizing Legislation") provides
for the levy of a one -half of one percent (0.5 %) citywide sales
and use tax; and
WHEREAS, Little Rock, Ark., Ordinance No. 16,061, passed on
June 17, 1991, contained some technical errors that need to be
corrected.
NOw, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:
SECTION 1. Pursuant to the provisions of the Authorizing
Legislation, as amended, there be, and thereby here is called, a
special election to be held on October 8, 1991, at which
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election there • hall be submitted to the electors of the City
the question of whether to approve the levy of a sales and use
tax.
SECTION 2. That the levy of the sales and use tax shall not
be effective until after the special election called for in
Section 1 above has been held and the levy of the tax has been
approved by a majority of the electors voting on the question.
SECTION 3. That the question of levying the tax shall be
placed on the ballot for the election in substantially the
following form:
FOR adoption of a one -half of one percent
(0.5%) local sales and use tax within the City of
LittleRock ............ ..............................�
AGAINST adoption of a one half of one percent
(0.5 %) local sales and use tax within the City of
LittleRock ............. ..............................�
The tax, if approved, will be in addition to the proposed 0.5%
sales and use tax to retire capital improvement bonds.
(This concludes the ballot on this issue].
SECTION 4. As soon as practicable, and not less than ten
(10) days after voter approval of the levy of the sales and use
tax called for in this ordinance, and the proclamation has been
issued and published, the City Clerk shall send to the Director
of the Department of Finance and Administration a map clearly
showing the boundaries of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas.
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APPROVED AS TO FORK:
THOMAS M. CARL-XNTWV
CITY ATTORNEY
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