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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20395I 2 ORDINANCE NO. 20,395 3 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTION 15 -27 OF THE LITTLE ROCK 4 REVISED CODE OF 1988 TO ADD AN ADDITIONAL MEMBER TO THE 5 LITTLE ROCK CITY BEAUTIFUL COMMISSION; TO DECLARE AND 6 EMERGENCY; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 7 8 WHEREAS, Section 15 -27 of the City of Little Rock Revised Code of 1988 provides that the Little Rock City 9 Beautiful Commission (the "Commission') shall be composed of ten (10) members; and, 10 WHEREAS, there are a number of citizens who have expressed interest in serving on the Commission; and, 11 WHEREAS, the Board of Directors has concluded that it would be beneficial to the City and the Commission 12 to add an additional member to the Commission to be appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the Board; 13 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF 14 LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS: 15 Section 1. The first sentence of Section 15 -27 (a) of the City of Little Rock Revised Code is hereby amended 16 to read as follows: 17 (a) The City Beautiful Commission shall be composed of eleven (11) members who shall be 18 qualified electors of the City. 19 Section 2. Severability. In the event any section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, subparagraph, item, 20 sentence, clause, phrase, or word of this ordinance is declared or adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such 21 declaration or adjudication shall not affect the remaining provisions of this ordinance, as if such invalid or 22 unconstitutional provision were not originally a part of this ordinance. 23 Section 3. Repealer. All ordinances, resolutions, bylaws, and other matters inconsistent with this ordinance are 24 hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency. 25 Section 4. Emergency Clause. The ability to fully staff and carry out the purposes of the City Beautiful 26 Commission is essential to the public health, safety and welfare; an emergency is, therefore declared to exist and 27 this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after the date of its passage. 28 PASSED: January 18, 2011 29 ATTES APPROVED: 31 31 32 Susan a , i gleyty Clerk Mark Stodola, Mayor 33 APPRO ED AS TO LEGAL FORM: 34 35 36 Thomas M. Carpenter, Cit ttorney