HomeMy WebLinkAbout9429ORDIW NCE NO. 9=
AN ORDINANCE; ESTABLISHING PROCELURES FOR THE SELECTION OFT C&k IR.MIAN,
VICE CFAIRM.AN AND THE 21ZIiBERSHI? OF THE, STANDING CONXITTEES OF THE CITY
COUNCIL; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY TO EXIST, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY CO! TCIL OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, t RKANSAS
SECTION 1. That the chairmen of the five standing committees
of the City Council; namely Finance, Safety, Utilities, Health and
,public Works will be selected from among the five members of the City
Council whose term of office expires on December 31 of the year for
which they are selected to serve as Chairmen.
SECTT_ON 2. It shall. be the duty of the Chairman of the Finance
Committee to call a meeting of the Chairmen of the other standing com-
mittees on or before December 1st of each year and this group by major-
ity vote shall elect the chairmen and vice chairmen of the standing
committees for the next year as heretofore stated.
SECTION 3. The vice chairmen shall be selectee' from the nerabers
of the city council whose term of office does not expire on December 31st
of the year that they are selected to serve.
SECTION 4. That the City Council shall be notified of the select-
ion at the first council meeting following the election of the new chair -
men, and those so selected as new chairmen shall on or before January 1st
notify the City Council of their selection from the members of the council
of the members of their committees not here-to-fore selected. It shall be
the duty of the new chairman of the finance committee to call. the meeting
for A-he purpbse of coordinating the selection of the afore mentioned
members. The new committee will serve for one year beginning January ist.
SECTION 5. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed and, since it is vital tt the city8s business
that said committees shall have new chairmen, vice chairmen, and personnel
so that the city's business may be properly carried on and so that the
peace, welfare and safety of the citizens of Little Rock may not be endan-
gered, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this ordinance shall
be in full force and effect immediately upon its passage and approval.
PASSEA
De ember 21, 1953
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