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• ORDINANCE NO.C>X)c
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY TO BECOME A CERTIFl<ED
AFFILIATE OF KEEP ARKANSAS BEAUTIFUL FOR THE PURPOSE OF
PARTICIPATING IN LITTER CONTROL PROGRAMS CONDUCTED BY THIS
ORGANIZATION AND TO QUALIFY FOR PROVISIONS OF ACT 145 OF 2001
OF THE ARKANSAS GENERAL ASSEMBLY, ARKANSAS CODE 8-6-404.
SECTION 1. Pursuant to provisions of Act 145 of 2001 of the Arkansas General
Assembly, Arkansas Code Section 8-6-404, the Mayor is hereby authorized and directed
to make application and to take necessary actions for the purpose of qualifying the City
of Batesville as a certified affiliate of the Keep Arkansas Beautiful(KARB) organization.
Act 145 of 2001 provides that local governments affiliating with this organization
are enabled to participate in litter control programs conducted by KARB and to receive
fines for littering collected in its jurisdiction.
SECTION 2. The Mayor is further authorized to remit $50.00 to Keep Arkansas
Beautiful organization as a membership fee in said organization, with the remittance to be
charged to the Mayor's City General Discretionary Fund.
OSECTION 3. Severability. If any part of this ordinance shall be held void, such
part shall be deemed severable, and the invalidity thereof shall not affect the remaining
parts of this ordinance.
SECTION 4. All Ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this
ordinance are hereby repealed.
SECTION 5. EMERGENCY CLAUSE: Due to the fact that littering is an
immediate and continuing problem, it is hereby found that an emergency exists and this
ordinance being necessary ryfo
r the public peace, health and safety shall be in full force and
effect from the date of its passage.
DATED: ().3
APPROVED
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ATTEST: UL r4,1-j �-
City Clerk