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Board of Directors Room
Little Rock, Arkansas
September 1, 1993 - 1:40 P.M.
The Board of Directors of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas
met in special session with Mayor Jim Dailey presiding. City
Clerk Robbie Hancock was present and called the roll with the
following Directors in attendance: Directors Priest, Roy, Sharp,
and Adcock - total 4; Absent - Directors Lewellen and Mason -
total 2.
With a quorum present, Mayor Dailey declared the Board of
Directors in session and stated the purpose of the special
meeting was to consider an Ordinance calling a special election
for four (4) of the seven (7) new City wards. (NOTE: At a
special election held 7- 27 -93, voters approved the proposal to
reorganize the City Manager Government.) Also to be considered
was an Ordinance adopting amendments to the Interlocal Agreement
regarding funding for operation of the Pulaski County jail.
The first presentation was Ordinance No. 16,478, entitled:
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING AMENDMENTS TO THE MEMORANDUM OF
AGREEMENT (INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT) DATED FEBRUARY 15, 1990; TO
PROVIDE FUNDING FOR OPERATIONS OF THE PULASKI COUNTY JAIL;
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES;
and the Ordinance was read the first time. There was a motion by
Director Priest, seconded by Director Roy, to suspend the rules
and place the Ordinance on second reading. The motion was
unanimously adopted by the Board Members present, being five in
number and two - thirds or more of the members of the Board of
Directors - elect. Upon second reading of the Ordinance, there was
a subsequent motion made by Director Priest to again suspend the
rules and place the Ordinance on third and final reading.
Director Roy seconded the motion which was adopted unanimously by
the Board Members present, being five in number and two - thirds or
more of the members of the Board of Directors - elect. A third and
last reading of the Ordinance ensued, followed by an Aye and No
Vote taken on the question, Shall the Ordinance Pass, with the
response being: Ayes - Directors Priest, Roy, Sharp, Mayor
Dailey, and Director Adcock - total 5; Noes - None; Absent -
Directors Lewellen and Mason - total 2.
The Emergency Clause contained in Section 3 of the foregoing
Ordinance was then read and adopted by the following roll call
vote: Ayes - Directors Priest, Roy, Sharp, Mayor Dailey, and
Director Adcock - total 5; Noes - None; Absent - Directors
Lewellen and Mason - total 2. Therefore, the Ordinance, together
with the Emergency Section, was then declared PASSED.
(Directors Lewellen and Mason enrolled at 1:45 o'clock P.M.)
Consideration was then given to Ordinance No. 16,479,
described as:
AN ORDINANCE TO DESIGNATE THE WARD POSITIONS TO BE ELECTED
AT A SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE CALLED FOR TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16,
1993; TO DESIGNATE THE POSITIONS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO BE
ELECTED AT THE GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD IN 1994; TO DESIGNATE
THE POSITIONS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO BE ELECTED AT THE
GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD IN 1996; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY; AND
FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
During the discussion, Board Members agreed to the election of
Directors from Wards 1, 2, 5 and 6 at the special election on
November 16, 1993 (these would also have to run again in 1994);
in 1994 Directors for Wards 3 and 7 plus the Mayor would be
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elected; and in 1996 Directors for Ward 4 and the three at -large
positions would be elected. The Ordinance was then read the
first time. There was a motion by Director Lewellen, seconded by
Director Adcock, to suspend the rules and place the Ordinance on
second reading, which was unanimously adopted by the Board
Members present, being seven in number and two - thirds or more of
the members of the Board of Directors - elect. The Ordinance was
read the second time, followed by a motion by Director Lewellen
to again suspend the rules and place the Ordinance on third and
final reading. The motion was seconded by Director Sharp, and
unanimously adopted by the Board Members present, being seven in
number and two - thirds or more of the members of the Board of
Directors - elect, and the Ordinance was read the third and last
time. An Aye and No Vote was taken on passage of the Ordinance
with the results recorded as follows: Ayes - Directors Priest,
Roy, Sharp, Lewellen, Mason, Mayor Dailey and Director Adcock -
total 7; Noes - None; Absent - None. (Note: Director Priest
voted Aye on Sections 3 and 7 of the Ordinance, and Present on
Sections 4 and 5 of the Ordinance.)
The Emergency Clause contained in Section 7 of the foregoing
Ordinance was then read and adopted by the following roll call
vote: Ayes - Directors Priest, Roy, Sharp, Lewellen, Mason,
Mayor Dailey, and Director Adcock - total 7; Noes - None; Absent
- None. Therefore, the Ordinance, together with the Emergency
Section, was then declared PASSED.
City Manager Charles Nickerson announced that the City of
Little Rock Finance Department had received the Distinguished
Budget Presentation Award for the fifth time.
There being no further business to be presented, the Board
of Directors adjourned at 2:10 o'clock P.M. to meet again in
regular session on Tuesday, September 7, 1993 at 7:00 P.M.
(following two public hearings scheduled for 5:00 P.M. and 6:00
P.M.).
ATTEST:
City Clerk Robbie Hancock
APPROVED:
Ma or Jim Dailey
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