1620ORDNANCE NO. 1 620 (#27 - 2019)
AN ORDINANCE TO SET ADDITIONAL MILLAGE TAX RATES TO
BE ESTABLISHED IN 2020 FOR THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE,
ARKANSAS; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY; AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES.
WHEREAS, State law mandates that the County Quorum Court adopt an
ordinance prior to the end of the year which established the various millage rates
for assessments on real and personal property for the coming year; and
WHEREAS, the 2020 millage rates shall be established as stated in the
following sections; subject to approval of this governing body.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITYOFIACKSONVILLE,ARKANSAS, THAT;
SECTION ONE; A tax of One-half (.5) mill on each dollar of
assessed valuation of all real and personal property within the City be and hereby
is levied by the City Council to be collected with those taxes collected in the year
2020 for the purpose of funding the City's general fund.
SECTION TWO: A certified copy of this Ordinance shall be
delivered to the County Clerk of Pulaski County, Arkansas, whose duty it shall be
to levy and collect taxes according to the terms of this Ordinance.
SECTION THREE; If any provisions of this Ordinance or the
application thereof is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions
of the Ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provisions or
application, and to this end, the provisions of the Ordinance are declared to be
severable. All Ordinances or parts thereof in conflict herewith are hereby repealed
to the extent of said conflict.
SECTION FOUR; It is essential to the public health, safety, and
welfare that the proper millage rates be stated each year, and this information be
promptly communicated with the Pulaski County government in order to assure
the appropriate tax millage is put in to effect for the following calendar year;
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therefore, an emergency is, declared to exist and this Ordinance shall be in full
force and effect from and after the date of passage.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 28TH DA Y OF OCTOBER, 2019.
CITY OFJACKSONVILLE NSAS
BOB JOHNSON, MAYOR
ATTEST.•
SUSAN DAVIT, CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
FRIEDMAN, CITYATTORNEY