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1158 000005 ORDINANCE NO. 1158(#12-01) AN ORDINANCE CREATING JMC 9 2.04.025; DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DA TE FOR ALL ORDINANCES; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY; AND, FOR OTHER PURPOSES. --------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- WHEREAS, ACA 8 14-55-203(c)(2) WAS MODIFIED DURING THE RECENT LEGISLATIVE SESSION BY ACT 1 187 OF 2001 TO ALLOW MUNICIPALITIES TO ADOPT A SPECIFIED TIME PERIOD FOR THE EFFECTiVE DATE OF LOCAL LEGISLATION OF NO LESS THAN THIRTY (30) DAYS AND NO MORE THAN (90) NINETY DAYS; AND, WHEREAS, AFTER DUE CONSIDERATION, THE CITY COUNCIL BELIEVES THiRTY (30) DAYS is A SUFFICIENT PERIOD FOR EFFECTIVE DATES OF GENERAL LEGISLATION APPROVED BY THE COUNCIL, NOTWiTHSTANDiNG RESERVATION OF THE RIGHT TO AlTACH THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE TO APPROPRiATE LEGISLATION WHEN NECESSARY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CITIZENS OF JACKSONVILLE. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE, ARKANSAS, THAT: SECTION ONE: JMC 8 2.04.025 is HEREBY CREATED AND SHALL READ AS FOLLOWS: JMC 8 2.04.025. EFFECTIVE DATE OF LEGISLATION. ALL ORDINANCES, RESOLUTIONS, OR OTHER LEGISLATION ENACTED BY VOTE OF THE JACKSONVILLE CITY COUNCIL SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE THIRTY (30) DAYS FROM ITS DATE OF PASSAGE UNLESS THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE IS AlTACHED THERETO. IN THE EVENT THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE IS AlTACHED, ANY ORDINANCE, RESOLUTION, OR OTHER LEGISLATION SHALL GO INTO EFFECT IMMEDIATELY UPON PASSAGE OR AT THE TIME SPECIFIED BY THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE. HOWEVER, AT NO TIME SHALL THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE BE USED TO IMPOSE ANY FINE, PENALTY, FORFEITURE, OR DEPRIVATION OF LIBERTY OR PROPERTY UNTiL AFTER SAiD LEGiSLATION HAS BEEN PUBLISHED OR POSTED AS OTHERWISE REQUiRED BY LAW. SECTION TWO: ALL ORDINANCES, RESOLUTIONS, OR PARTS THEREOF IN CONFLICT HEREWITH ARE REPEALED TO THE EXTENT OF SAID CONFLICT. SECTION THREE: GIVEN THAT THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF ORDiNANCES, RESOLUTIONS, AND OTHER LEGISLATION IS IMPERATIVE TO EFFiCIENT OPERATION OF CITY GOVERNMENT, AN EMERGENCY IS HEREBY DECLARED TO EXIST. THEREFORE. THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE IN EFFECT FROM AND AFTER ITS DATE OF PASSAGE. APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS ----Z...,d DAY OF AUGUST, 2001 . CITY OF JACKSONVILLE, ARKANSAS By ~r<J_- 1 ,t~ \ ,~ ~ TOMMY SWAIM,\MAYOR A TIEST: CBy~\~0~ 4"~~lAVI~CITY CLERK APPR?Ej b r~ ~ . By: ( 1,/