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ORDINANCE NO. 1116 (#2 99)
AN' ORDINANCE APPROVING PARTICIPATION AS A PUBLIC AGENCY
CREATING A PUBLIC CORPORATE BODY TO BE KNOWN AS THE
CENTRAL ARKANSAS LIBRARY SYSTEM,' TO PARTICIPATE IN A NEW
AGREEMNT FOR .]'DINT cooPERA.TIVE ACTION; AND, FOR OTHER
PURPOSES.
WHEREAS, the City of. Jacksonville, Arkansas is a party to an
Amended Interlocal. Cooperation Agreement,. made effective as. of January
1, 19783 by which, with other cities. and counties, agreed. to participate in
the Central Arkansas Library System, an unincorporated association of
governmental. units;
WHEREAS., the Director and. Board of Trustees of the Central
Arkansas Library System have recommended that said cities and .counties
join with other cities to create a separate le al entity in the form of'a public
corporate. body as authorized by ACA §25T-201.et. seq., to better enable
all participating cities and: counties to accomplish their purposes and
objectives of constructing, operating and maintaining library facilities and
services as efficiently and professionally as possible within their local
communities;
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Jacksonville has
determined that it is the best public interest and welfare of the City of
Jacksonville and its citizens . in accomplishing such purposes to create a
new public body corporate and: politic; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Jacksonville has reviewed
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and considered e following proposed documents prepared to create and
govern the Central Arkansas Library System as a public body corporate and
politic:
Application to. Create a. Public Body Corporate and
Politic of Central Arkansas Library System; and,
Agreement for Joirit..Cooperative Action for Central
Arkansas Library System;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED AND ENACTED BY THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE, ARKANSAS.-
SECTION
RKANSAS.
SECTION ONE: The City of :Jacksonville Arkansas; hereby elects
to participate in a public agency in the public bony corporate and public to
be known as the "Central Arkansas Library System."
SECTION TWO: The name of the participating public agencies, and
the number of directors required. from each agency to serve on :the public
body's board of directors, are as follows:
Public A eg neY No. of Directors.
-- City of Little Rock, Arkansas. 7
City of Jacksonville, Arkansas 1
City of Maumelle, Arkansas 1
City of Sherwood, Arkansas 1
County of Pulaski, Arkansas 2
County of Perry, Arkansas 1
Each director shall have one ( 1 ) vote on all. matters coming before the board
of directors.
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SECTION 3. Central Arkansas Library system, as a public body
corporate and politic, shall have Owers ascribed to it by Arkansas law, and
by the terms acid provisions ofthe Application to Create a Public Body
Corporate and Politic of Central Arkansas Library System, and the -
Agreement for Joint Cooperative Action for Central Arkansas Library
system.
SECTION FOUR; The. Application to Create a. Public Body Cooperate
and Politic of Central Arkansas Library System.and the Agreement for Joint
Cooperative Action for Central Arkansas Library System are hereby
approved in form and substance. The filing of the Application with. the
Secretary of State to create the public body corporate and politic, and the
filing of the Agreement with the Attorney General of the State of. Arkansas;
the County Clerk for Pulaski and Perry Counties., and the Arkansas
Secretary of State are hereby authorized and approved..
SECTION FIVE: A copy of this Ordinance; duly certified by the City
Clerk, shall be filed in the Office of the Recorder of Pulaski County and
recorded in the records of the County.
SECTION SIS: All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in.. conflict.
herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict.
SECTION SEVEN: This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force.
from and after its date of passage..
APPROVED AND. ADOPTED THIS DAY OF JANUARY, ] 999..
-'I'v CITY OF JACKSONVILLE, ARKANSAS
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TOMMY SWAIM MAYOR
SUSAN DA