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Board of Directors Room
City Hall - 500 W. Markham
Little Rock, Arkansas
February 23, 1994 - 1:30 P.M.
The Board of Directors of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas
met in Special Session with Mayor Dailey presiding. City Clerk
Robbie Hancock called the roll with the following Directors in
attendance: Directors Sharp, Lewellen, Mason, Adcock, Hendrix,
Scheibner, Keck and Joyce - total 8; Absent - Directors Priest
and Roy - total 2.
With a quorum present, Mayor Dailey announced the purpose of
the special meeting was to consider an Ordinance to provide funds
for the Third Municipal Court (Environmental Court) as authorized
by Act 39 of 1992 and Ordinance No. 16,601, which was passed on
February 15, 1994.
Ordinance No. 16,603 was then introduced, described as:
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE NO. 16,561 (THE 1994 BUDGET
ORDINANCE) TO PROVIDE FUNDS FOR THE THIRD MUNICIPAL COURT AS
AUTHORIZED BY ACT 39 OF 1992 AND ORDINANCE NO. 16,601; DECLARING
AN EMERGENCY; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES;
and the Ordinance was read the first time. There was a motion by
Director Lewellen, seconded by Director Scheibner, to suspend the
rules and place the Ordinance on second reading. The motion was
unanimously adopted by the Board Members present, being nine in
number and two - thirds or more of the members of the Board of
Directors - elect, and there was a second reading of the Ordinance.
A subsequent motion was made by Director Sharp to again suspend
the rules and place the Ordinance on third and final reading.
The motion was seconded by Director Adcock and unanimously
adopted 'by the Board Members present, being nine in number and
two - thirds or more of the members of the Board of Directors -
elect. (Director Priest enrolled at 1:40 o'clock P.M.) The
Ordinance was read the third and last time, followed by a roll
call vote taken on the question, Shall the Ordinance Pass, with
the results recorded as follows: Ayes - Directors Priest, Sharp,
Lewellen, Mason, Mayor Dailey, Directors Adcock, Hendrix,
Scheibner, Keck and Joyce - total 10; Noes - None; Absent -
Director Roy - total 1.
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, Sharp, Lewellen, Mason, Mayor
Dailey, Directors Adcock, Hendrix, Scheibner, Keck and Joyce -
total 10; Noes - None; Absent - Director Roy - total 1.
Therefore, the Ordinance, together with the Emergency Section,
was declared PASSED.
There being no further business to be presented, the Special
Meeting was adjourned at 1:45 o'clock P.M. with the Board of
Directors to meet again in regular session on Tuesday, March 1,
1994, at 6:00 o'clock P.M.
ATTEST:
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CITY CLERK ROBBIE HANCOCK
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APPROVED:
YOR JIM DAILE