1790ORDINANCE NO. 1790 (#19 - 2025)
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING JACKSONVILLE MUNICIPAL CODE § 2.04.025,
EFFECTIVE DATE OF LEGISLATION, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
WHEREAS, ACA §14-55-203 allows municipalities to adopt a specified time period for the
effective date of local legislation of no less than thirty (30) days and no more than ninety (90) days;
WHEREAS, on August 2nd , 2001, the Jacksonville City Council approved Ordinance 1158,
which adopted a thirty (30) day effective period for local legislation;
WHEREAS, although Ordinance 1779 was enacted in 2025 to revise certain provisions of
the Jacksonville Municipal Code, it did not expressly state an intent to eliminate the thirty (30) day
effective waiting period for local legislation, and may have indirectly and unintentionally superseded
Ordinance 1158, thereby creating ambiguity regarding the effective date of ordinances passed by the
Jacksonville City Council.
BE IT ORDAINED AND ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
JACKSONVILLE, ARKANSAS, THAT:
SECTION ONE: JMC § 2.04.025 - Effective Date of Legislation shall be amended to read as
follows:
All Ordinances, Resolutions, or other legislation enacted by vote of the Jacksonville City
Council shall become effective thirty (30) days from its date of passage unless the Emergency
Clause is attached thereto.
In the event the Emergency Clause is attached, any Ordinance, Resolution, or other legislation
shall go into effect immediately upon passage or at the time specified by the Emergency
Clause. For ordinances that include an emergency clause, a second roll call vote must be taken
immediately upon the passage of the ordinance to enact the emergency clause. The emergency
clause must be a true emergency, and the detail of the emergency must be included in the
ordinance. However, at no time shall the Emergency Clause be used to impose any fine,
penalty, forfeiture, or deprivation of liberty or property until after said legislation has been
published or posted as otherwise required by law.
The mayor has the power to veto any ordinance, resolution or order, or part thereof, adopted
by the City Council within five (5) days (Sunday's excluded) of the City Council vote. Before
the next City Council meeting, the mayor shall file in the City Clerk's office a written
statement of reasons for the veto. At the first City Council meeting following the veto, the
City Council can override the veto by a non -debatable two-thirds majority (7 affirmative
votes).
SECTION TWO: All Ordinances and Resolutions or parts thereof in conflict herewith are hereby
repealed to the extent of such conflict.
ORDINANCE NO. 1790 (919 - 2025)
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APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 3" DAY OF JULY, 2025.
CITY OF JACKSONVILLE, ARKANSAS
ATTEST:
J ELMORE, MAYOR
SUSAN DAVITT, CXTY CLERK
TO FORM:
FRIEDMAN, CITY ATTORNEY