HomeMy WebLinkAbout16677ORDINANCE NO. 16,677 •
1
2
3 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS
4 ORDINANCE NO. 16,561 (DECEMBER 21, 1993), THE 1994 BUDGET
5 ORDINANCE, AND TO PROVIDE FUNDS FROM THE ONE -HALF
6 CENT SALES TAX REVENUES TO FUND THE HOUSING
7 PARTNERSHIP RECOMMENDATIONS; DECLARING AN
8 EMERGENCY; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
9
10
11 WHEREAS, on December 14, 1993, voters of the City of Little Rock approved
12 a one -half cent local sales tax effective February 1, 1994, to fund various new service
13 initiatives designed to address many needs of the community; and
14
15 WHEREAS, the Board of Directors established a number of task forces that
16 included Board Members, citizens and staff to evaluate the best methods to implement
.17 the initiatives contemplated in the development of the sales tax proposal, and these task
18 forces have delivered their recommendations to the Board and requested funding; and
19
20 WHEREAS, the service initiatives to be funded by the sales tax address critical
21 needs of the community.
22 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
23
24 THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:
25 SECTION 1. The sum of $35,000 is hereby appropriated from the proceeds of
26
27 the one -half cent sales tax adopted in December, 1993, and appropriated to increase the
28 budget of the Neighborhoods and Planning Administration Organization No. 1500 in the
29 Program Budget Summary attached to Ordinance No. 16,561 by a like amount to
30 develop a housing manual and hire a planning consultant experienced in developing
31 housing partnership action plans.
32
33 SECTION 2. DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. It is hereby found and
34 determined that there is an immediate and urgent need to provide the additional
35 services funded by the one -half cent local sales tax approved by the voters of the City
36 of Little Rock, and that these additional services are essential for the protection of the
305
673
f9
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
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
36
306
public safety and welfare; an emergency is therefore declared to exist and this Ordinance
shall be in full force and effect from and after the date of its adoption.
PASSED: June 1, 1994
ATTEST:
I � _ �, /,d J _,;
1:: D I X11-• f . D
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Ti{WC GC
CITY ATTORNEY
APPROVED: