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ORDINANCE NO. 1741 (#25 - 2023)
AN ORDINANCE TO SET ADDITIONAL MILLAGE TAX RATES TO BE
ESTABLISHED IN 2024 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 2024 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 CITY
OF JACKSONVILLE, 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 2024 for the purpose of funding the
City's General Fund.
SECTION TWO: 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 2024 for the purpose of funding the
City's Capital Equipment.
SECTION THREE: 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 2024 for the purpose of funding the City's Police
Pension.
SECTION FOUR: 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 2024 for the purpose of funding the City's Fire
Pension.
SECTION FIVE: 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.
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SECTION SIX: 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hereby repealed to the extent of said conflict.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 SEVEN: 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; 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 19TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2023.
CITY OF JACKSONVILLE, ARKANSAS
7;;J ELMORE, MAYOR
ATTEST:
SUSAN DA
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
STEP NIE FRIEDMAN, CITY ATTORNEY