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1622000024 FILED 11/13/19 1:44:17 Terri Hollingsworth Pulaski Count -=i Circuit Clerk: ORDINANCE NO. 1622 (#29 - 2019) AN ORDINANCE REPEALING AND REPLACING ORDINANCE 1618 (#24-2019) FOR THE PURPOSE OF LEVYING ONE (1) MILL AND ONE (1) MILL AGAINST ALL PERSONAL PROPERTY WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE, ARKANSAS; FOR THE PURPOSE OF LEVYING ONE (1) MILL AND ONE (1) MILL AGAINST ALL REAL PROPERTY WITHIN THE CORPORA TE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE, ARKANSAS; FOR THE PURPOSE OF EFFECTING CERTIFICATION TO THE COUNTY CLERK OF PULASKI COUNTY OF THE TAX LEVIED; AND, FOR OTHER IlrJ:71���� WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 172, dated May 19, 1966, called for a Special Election to determine the question of levying a tax of One-half (1/2) mill on all real and personal property within the City for the purpose of establishing and funding the Firemen's Relief and Pension Fund. An election was subsequently held, at which time the qualified electors of the City voted in favor of the tax to be collected with those taxes collected in the year 2020. Pursuant to an amendment to the Arkansas Constitution, the taxes were rolled back to the levy of Three -tenths (3/10) mill. However, the qualified electors of Jacksonville voted in favor of an increase in said millage rate to One (1) mill during a June 8, 1995, Special Election, called by Ordinance No. 1041 of April 6, 1995; WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 173, dated May 19, 1966, called for a Special Election to determine the question of levying a tax of One-half (1/2) mill on all real and personal property within the City for the purpose of establishing and funding the Policemen's Pension and Relief Fund. An election was subsequently held, at which time the qualified electors of the City voted in favor of the tax to be collected with those taxes collected in the year 2020. Pursuant to an amendment to the Arkansas Constitution, the taxes were rolled back to the levy of Three -tenth (3/10) mill. However, the qualified electors of Jacksonville voted in favor of an increase in said millage rate to One (1) mill during a June 8, 1995, Special Election, called for by Ordinance No. 1041 of April 6, 1995; and, OOOii�:;i ORDINANCE NO. 1622 (#29-2019) PAGE TWO WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 1254, dated May 19, 2005, called for a Special Election to determine the question of levying a tax of One (1) mill to be assessed on the valuation of all real and personal property within the City for the purpose of funding the acquisition, construction, and equipping of land and capital improvements for the City's Public Library. This bond is set to retire and there is no need to levy this tax for collection in 2020. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THECITYOFIACKSONVILLE, ARKANSAS, THAT: SECTION ONE: A tax of One (1) 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 Firemen's Relief and Pension Fund. SECTION TWO: A tax of One (1) 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 Policemen's Relief and Pension Fund. SECTION THREE; 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 FOUR; 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 FIVE: 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 millages are put in to effect for the following calendar year; therefore, an emergency is, declared to exist and this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after the date of passage. ORDINANCE NO, 1622 (#29-2019) PAGE THREE APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 7TH DA Y OF NOVEMBER, 2019. CITY OFJACKSONVIL fCANSAS BOB JOHNSON, MA YOR ATTEST.• SUSAN DA VAT, CITY CLERK AS TO FORM: ATTORNEY