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AN ORDINANCE CREATING THE BATESVILLE PARKING AUTHORITY -- THEIR APPOINTMENT, THEIR TERMS OF OFFICE, THEIR POWERS AND DUTIES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES ,,��,� �,;,,, �� . may- t% , sv�►. l � �,,_ L BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BATESVILLE: 1. The City Council hereby determines and declares that exces- sive curb parking of motor vehicles on roads and streets within the city and the lack of adequate off-street parking facilities create congestion, obstruct the free circulation of traffic, diminishes property values, and endangers the health, safety, and general welfare of the citizens of Batesville; that the provision of conveniently located off-street parking facilities are therefore necessary to alleviate such conditions, 2. Public off-street automobile parking facilities are defined as accommodations provided by public authority for the parking of auto- mobiles off the street or highway and open to public use with or without charge. Parking facilities may consist of lots, garages, or other struc- tures and accessories; they may be surface facilities or facilities above or below the ground. 3. There is hereby created a Batesville Parking Authority for the purpose of establishing public off-street automobile parking facilities. The parking authority shall consist of five (5) members and shall be appointed by the Mayor and approved by the City Council. Said members shall be qualified electors residing within the city and cannot hold any elective office of the city, county or state. Upon the termination of office of each member his successor shall be appointed for a term of five (5) years and shall serve until his successor shall have been appointed and qualified. The members of the authority shall receive no compensation for their services. 4. The parking authority shall have the duties and powers set out in this section, only after the approving vote of a majority of the members elected to the City Council, unless a larger number is specifi- cally required.