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HomeMy WebLinkAbout7124ORDINANCE NO. 7124 AN ORDINANCE EECL.hRING THE OPERATION OF A BOARDING HOME, NURSERY, KINDERGARTEN, OR OTHER PLACE WHEIa GROUP CARE IS PROVIlE;D FOR CHILDHHN TO BE A PRIVILEGE, PROVIDING FOR THE LICEITSING AND REGULATION THEREOF AND FOR OTHER PUIRFOSES. WHEREAS, in recent months, many places have come into being in the City of Little Rock for the care of young children of em- ployed parents, and many young children are now being cared for in such places, and WHEREAS, at the present time, there are no standards set for such places and no provisions for a regular inspection or control thereof, and consequently some of such places are conducted in lo- cations and by persons unsuited for the operation of a place where group care for children is provided, NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS: SECTION 1. From and after the effective date of this ordi- nance, it shall be unlawful for any person, firm, association, or corporation to conduct a boarding home, nursery, kindergarten, or other place where group care for children is provided without having, in force, a license obtained from the City Collector of the City of Little Rock, for the privilege of doing so. The fee for such license shall be Three (t3.er?) :Dollars per year or fraction the first annual license to thereof, /8 Xit be due and payable on the 1st day of. XONMKK XX)0UuQQWj,MX January, 1947- 5ECTI02d 2. A bop xding home, nursery, kindergarten, or other place where group care is provided shall mean any place in which children under sixteen (16) years of age, not related by blood or marriage to the owner or manager of such place, are kept, or taught, or received, or provided with food or shelter or attention or care for comaensPtion or hire, however paid. Any and all such places operated by the Little Rock Public School System are exempt from the provisions of this ordinance. SECTION 3. Any person desiring to operate a boarding school, nursery, kindergarten, or other place where group care for child- ren is provided, shall first mare application to the City Health Officer of the City of Little Rock. The City Health Officer shall make, or cause to be made, an inspection of the premises proposed to Q be used for such purposes, and he shall establish a standard of minimum requirements as he deems necessary for the protection of the health and welfare of the children, which minimum requirements shall not be below the minimum requirements established by the Child Welfare Division of the State Department of Public Welfare. SECTION 4. The City Health Officer shall require that all applicants submit with the application, a report of a recent physi- cal examination signed by some qualified physician of the City of Little Rock, and such report shall contain such matter and in- formation as the City Health Officer deems appropriate. The City Health Officer is responsible for and shall cause to be made, an investigation into the background and moral qualifications of the applicant. After the foregoing examinations and investigations are completed and if the City Health Officer deems the applicant qualified and the proposed place suitable, he shall approve the application. The City Collector shall issue a license only upon an application approved by the City Health Officer. SECTION 5. A license so issued by the City Collector shall apply only to the address and location stated on the application and license so issued, and shall not be transferrable from one person to another or from one place to another, If the location of such place where group care for children is changed or the ownership or management of sane is changed said license so issued for operation thereof shall be revoked. If at any time such place or the operation of such place shall fall below the minimum stand- ards set by the City Health Officer, he shall immediately revoke the license so issued and the operation of such place shall cease Immediately,, SECTION 6. Any person violating any of the provisions of this ord_inanace or any of the standards established by the City Health Officer, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be fined in any sum not less than Twenty - five ($25.00) Dollars, not more than Fifty ($50.00) Dollars. Each day of such violation shall constitute a separate offense. SECTION 7, At the present time many children are being in- adequately and improperly cared for in boarding homes, nurseries, kindergartens, and other places where group care for children is provided, in this city, and the health and welfare of these children is being endangered, therefore an emergency is hereby declared to exist ant'._ this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after the date of its passage and approval. PASSED: October 7, 1946 APPROVED: i ltay o r ATTEST: eALA-� Cit Clerk.