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ORDINANCE NO,,` —')-a ® AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 2005-11-1 OF THE CITY OF BATESVILLE,ARKANSAS CONCERNING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF CITY ORDINANCES WHEREAS, Ordinance Number 2005-11-1 established a uniform penalty provision for the violation of City Ordinances, and WHEREAS, Act 341 of the 87th General Assembly, Regular Session, 2009 of the State of Arkansas increased the maximum fine for violation of a municipal ordinance, and WHEREAS,the City desires to amend Ordinance Number 2005-11-1 to reflect the recent changes made by the 87th General Assembly of the State of Arkansas. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDANIED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF BATESVILLE,ARKANSAS: Section 1. Penalties for Violations; Sub-Section (c) is hereby amended to read as follows: "Except as otherwise provided, a person convicted of a violation of this Code or City ordinance shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars($1,000.00), or double such sum for each repetition thereof. If a violation is, in its nature, continuous in • respect to time,the penalty for allowing the continuance is a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each day that the same is unlawfully continued." SEVERABILITY: If any provision, including any exception, part, phrase, or term, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance(s) is held invalid, the application to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby, and the validity of this ordinance in any and all respects shall not be affected thereby. EMERGENCY: In consideration of the public interest to be preserved, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Ordinance being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety, shall be in full force and effect immediately from and after the date of its passage. PASSED on this 211 day of , 2009. ATTEST: APPROVED: Lln,2-z Denise M. Johnston, City Cler Rick , ayor • APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM: Scott Stalker, City Attorney I