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ORDINANCE NO.
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AN ORDINANCE REPEALING ORDINANCE NOS. 12,387 AND
13,573 AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, the Federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act
has been amended to extend its protections to all workers above
the age of 40; and,
WHEREAS, it shall henceforth be the policy of the City of
Little Rock to make all mandatory retirement decisions on the
basis of an individualized assessment of the abilities and
competence of the individual employee at issue without regard to
the employee's age,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:
SECTION 1: That Ordinance No. 13, 573 (uncodified) raising
the City's mandatory retirement age from 65 to 70 be and hereby is
repealed.
SECTION 2: That Ordinance No. 12, 387 (uncodified)
establishing the City's mandatory retirement age be and hereby is
repealed.
SECTION 3: DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. It is hereby found that,
inasmuch as the Federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act has
been amended to extend its protections to all workers above the
age of 40, Ordinance Nos. 12, 387 and 13, 573 are facially
violative of the Act. An emergency is therefore declared to exist,
and this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect immediately
from and after its passage.
PASSED: June 5, 1990
ATTEST:
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Jan I Czech
APPROVED AS TO FO
MARK STODOLA, CITY ATTORNEY
APPROVED:
Vice Mayor Sharon Priest