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ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE PERPETUAL MAINTENANCE FUND FOR THE BATESVILLE COMMUNITY CENTER & AQUATICS PARK AND OUTDOOR TENNIS COURTS, LOCATED IN FITZHUGH PARK, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. WHEREAS, the City of Batesville desires to increase the amount of the perpetual maintenance fund established in September of 2017 for the maintenance of the Batesville Community Center & Aquatics Park (indoor and outdoor) and outdoor Tennis Courts, all located within Fitzhugh Park on 20'' Street, in order to better sustain the quality of the facility and services which it provides to the City. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BATESVILLE, ARKANSAS: Section 1: Amendment to the Amount of Funding from the City of Batesville Permanent One -Half (0. S%) Sales and Use Tax passed in 2012. That Section 2 of Batesville Municipal Ordinance Number 2017-09-01 is hereby amended to read as follows: Funding From the City of Batesville Permanent One -Half Cent (0.5%) Sales and Use Tax passed in 2012 Each year, beginning in 2024 and continuing each year thereafter, the City Clerk shall transfer ONE -HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($100,000.00) from the collections of the Permanent One -Half Cent (0.5%) Sales and Use Tax passed in 2012 to "The Fund" or in such greater amount(s) as the City Council may direct. Section 2: Conflicts with other Ordinances. That any ordinances in conflict herewith are repealed to the extent of that conflict. Section 3: Severability. The provisions of this Ordinance shall be deemed severable and the invalidity, unenforceability, or unconstitutionality of any section, clause, phrase, sentence, or part thereof, shall not affect the validity, enforceability, or constitutionality of any other section, clause, phrase, sentence, or part thereof. PASSED and APPROVED this day of , 2023. ATTEST: APPROVED: Mayor Rick Elumbaugh Denise Johnston, City Clerk Approved as to Form: Tim Meitzen, City Attorney