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ORDINANCE NO.• — -�7-() <br /> AN ORDINANCE REFERRING TO VOTERS OF BATESVILLE, ARKANSAS THE <br /> QUESTION OF WHETHER TO CHANGE THE TERMS OF CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS <br /> FROM TWO YEARS TO FOUR YEARS BY ELECTING EVERY TWO YEARS ONE <br /> ALDERMAN FROM EACH WARD TO A FOUR-YEAR TERM THUS RESULTING IN <br /> STAGGERED TERMS PURSUANT TO ARKANSAS CODE ANNOTATED §14-43- <br /> 312; TO SET A DATE FOR SUCH ELECTION; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES <br /> WHEREAS, the City of Batesville, Arkansas, a city of the first class having fewer <br /> than fifty thousand inhabitants, currently has eight city council members which represent <br /> four wards within the city; and <br /> WHEREAS, the City Council believes that the best interest of the city will be served <br /> by changing the terms of office for city council members from two-year terms to staggered <br /> four-year terms to provide better continuity and stability in city government; and <br /> WHEREAS, the City Council desires to refer to the voters of Batesville, Arkansas the <br /> opportunity to change the terms of office for city council as allowed by Arkansas Law. <br /> NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br /> BATESVILLE, ARKANSAS: <br /> Section 1: The Batesville City Council hereby refers to the voters of Batesville, <br /> Arkansas the question of electing city council members to staggered four year terms, <br /> pursuant to Arkansas Code Annotated §14-43-312; <br /> Section 2: Said question shall be presented to the voters of Batesville, Arkansas, <br /> on the ballot of the next general election, which is scheduled to be held on November 6, <br /> 2018. <br /> Section 3: That the question of electing one alderman from each ward to four year <br /> terms shall be placed on the ballot for the election in substantially the following manner: <br /> Vote on measure by placing an "X" in the square opposite the measure either for or <br /> against: <br /> FOR adoption to elect one city council member from each ward in the <br /> City of Batesville, Arkansas, to four-year terms, with council members <br /> representing position one from each ward to be elected to four- <br /> year terms at the next general election (November 2020), with each council <br /> members holding position two to be elected to a two-year term at the <br /> next general election (November 2020), and thereafter elected to four-year terms, <br /> resulting in staggered terms with one alderman being elected <br /> to a four-year term from each ward in the City of Batesville, <br /> Arkansas, every two years.............................................................❑ <br /> AGAINST adoption to elect one council member from each ward in the <br /> City of Batesville, Arkansas, to four-year terms, with council members <br /> representing position one from each ward to be elected to four- <br />