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1653000129 ORDINANCE NO. 1653 (#03-2021) AN ORDINANCE AMENDING PROCEDURE AND FORM OF REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS FOR THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE, ARKANSAS; AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBERS 132 AND 532, SPECIFICALLY CODIFIED AS JACKSONVILLE MUNICIPAL CODE SECTIONS 2.04.010 AND 2.04.020; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. BE IT ORDAINED AND ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE, ARKANSAS: SECTION ONE: Ordinances No. 132 and 532 specifically codified as Jacksonville Municipal Code Section 2.04.010 shall be amended to read as follows: 2.04.010 Meetings —Parliamentary Procedure All meetings held on regular meeting nights and at any other times shall be conducted pursuant to the rules and regulations set forth in Robert's Rules of Order and Parliamentary Procedure and The Procedural Rules for Municipal ^— Officials as published by the Arkansas Municipal League. In the absence of the Mayor, the City Council shall elect a first and second president pro tempore to preside over Council meetings and perform the duties of office if the Mayor is unavailable or cannot be located. SECTION TWO: Ordinances No. 132 and 532 specifically codified as Jacksonville Municipal Code Section 2.04.020 shall be amended to read as follows: 2.04.020 Matters to be ruled upon — Form All matters to be ruled upon by the City Council are ordered to be prepared in a form to be approved by the City Attorney and presented to the City Clerk no later than noon on the Friday prior to the next regular meeting at the City Council or the same shall not be considered at that meeting. All matters presented orally at any regular meeting of said council shall be reduced to writing by the City Clerk and presented for action to be taken thereon at the next regular meeting of the City Council. No such item shall be added or removed from the agenda unless specifically withdrawn by the sponsoring Council member(s). SECTION THREE: All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict. SECTION FOUR: Because conditions affecting the City's business and financial needs are of such a timely nature, it is hereby necessary to the welfare of the citizens of Jacksonville, Arkansas, that an emergency hereby be declared and this Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its passage and its publication, as provided by applicable law. APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 251n DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2021. CITY OF JACKSONVILLE, ARKANSAS BOB JOHNSON, Ivi'- ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM: STEP44ANrE FRIEDMAN, CITY ATTORNEY 000130