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• ORDINANCE NO.A2-
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY TO BECOME A CERTIFIED
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 AND REPEALING CITY
ORDINANCES 721 AND 2003-4-2, DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND FOR
OTHER PURPOSES.
SECTION 1. Pursuant to provisions of Act 145 of 2001 of the Arkansas General
Assembly, 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 the 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.
SECTION 3. Batesville City Ordinances 721 and 2003-4-2 are hereby repealed.
SECTION 4. 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 5. All Ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this
ordinance are hereby repealed.
EMERGENCY CLAUSE - As the problems addressed are current and on going, an
emergency is hereby declared to exist and is necessary to protect the public peace, health
and welfare, this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage.
DATED:
APPROVED
I' nn 1 ayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk