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ORDINANCE NO. 1158(#12-01)
AN ORDINANCE CREATING JMC 9 2.04.025; DECLARING AN
EFFECTIVE DA TE FOR ALL ORDINANCES; DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY; AND, FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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WHEREAS, ACA 8 14-55-203(c)(2) WAS MODIFIED DURING THE RECENT
LEGISLATIVE SESSION BY ACT 1 187 OF 2001 TO ALLOW 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 (90) NINETY DAYS; AND,
WHEREAS, AFTER DUE CONSIDERATION, THE CITY COUNCIL BELIEVES
THiRTY (30) DAYS is A SUFFICIENT PERIOD FOR EFFECTIVE DATES OF GENERAL
LEGISLATION APPROVED BY THE COUNCIL, NOTWiTHSTANDiNG RESERVATION OF
THE RIGHT TO AlTACH THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE TO APPROPRiATE LEGISLATION
WHEN NECESSARY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CITIZENS OF JACKSONVILLE.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE, ARKANSAS, THAT:
SECTION ONE: JMC 8 2.04.025 is HEREBY CREATED AND
SHALL READ AS FOLLOWS:
JMC 8 2.04.025. EFFECTIVE DATE OF LEGISLATION.
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
AlTACHED THERETO.
IN THE EVENT THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE IS AlTACHED, ANY ORDINANCE,
RESOLUTION, OR OTHER LEGISLATION SHALL GO INTO EFFECT IMMEDIATELY UPON
PASSAGE OR AT THE TIME SPECIFIED BY THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE. 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.
SECTION TWO: ALL ORDINANCES, RESOLUTIONS, OR PARTS
THEREOF IN CONFLICT HEREWITH ARE REPEALED TO THE EXTENT OF SAID
CONFLICT.
SECTION THREE: GIVEN THAT THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF
ORDiNANCES, RESOLUTIONS, AND OTHER LEGISLATION IS IMPERATIVE TO
EFFiCIENT OPERATION OF CITY GOVERNMENT, AN EMERGENCY IS HEREBY
DECLARED TO EXIST. THEREFORE. THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE IN EFFECT FROM
AND AFTER ITS DATE OF PASSAGE.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS ----Z...,d
DAY OF AUGUST, 2001 .
CITY OF JACKSONVILLE, ARKANSAS
By ~r<J_- 1 ,t~ \ ,~ ~
TOMMY SWAIM,\MAYOR
A TIEST:
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4"~~lAVI~CITY CLERK
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