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INDEX .OF ORDINANCES PASSED IN 1981
ORD. NO. SUBJECT
1-1981 An Ordinance granting1a variance on lots 11 and 12 of block 53
old township in the city of Van Buren, Arkansas .
2-1981 An Ordinance granting a variance to Jenn.en Sign Company to erect
a sign with the overall height of 45 feet for McDonald Restaurant
on the following described property:
3-1981 An Ordinance fixing rates for the sale of •water, repealing
Ordinances. .in conflict therewith and for other purposes.
4-1981 An Ordinance organizing the Van Buren Police Department, adopting
rules and regulations, establishing trial procedures, providing
for administration of department, providing for disciplinary
procedures and board of internal affairs, providing for action by
the Mayor in case of appeal from order of suspension, penalty
clause, .saving clause, repealing clause, and declaring an
emergency.
5-1981 An Ordinance amending Ordinance 26-1977 which was the Ordinance
e:s.tablishing maximum acceptable wastewater characteristics by
t adding an ,addi,tional paragraph to article 11, -section 7 and
declaring an".emergency.
6-1981 An Ordinance 'to authorize the Mayo-r to negotiate for the purchase
of. a six stage vertical pump aAd spare parts, for motor, with
the city to pay one-half out of prior years balances, and one-half
out of the funds furnished by the` Van Buren Water & Sewer
Department and waiving the requirements of competitive bidding;
and declaring an emergency..
7-1981 An Ordinance to conduct a study to dete,rmineathe quality and
the character of, and the rates for all water public utility
within said city of Van Buren, Arkansas, and all other terms
and conditions upon which water public utilities may be permitted
to occupy the streets, highways, or other public places within
the Municipality, and providing for notice: providing for
written comments negoti.abil.ity, validity clause, repealing clause,
and declaring an emergency.
8-1981 An Ordinance discharging Sergeant Jerry Spearman from the Police
Department of the City of Van Buren, Arkansas, and .declaring
an emergency.
9-1981 Whereas, a petition was duly filed with the City Council of
the City of Van Buren, Arkansas, on. the 2nd day of March, 1981,
asking the City Council to vacate and abandon all that portion of
the street platted as Allan Avenue lying north of Russell
Road and south of Bryan Road in Valley View Addition to the
City of Van Buren, Arkansas.
10-1981 An Ordinance adopting a Water conservation and rationing plan
for the city of Van Buren, Arkansas.
111-1981 An Ordinance repealing the following sentence in section 1 of
Ordinance No. 17-1972 "No sewer service shall. be made available
to anyone who is not a City Water customer. To provide that
cutting off water service to customers not paying their sewer
bill will be a part of any agreement or regulatory authority
taken by the City of Van Buren, Arkansas,, under Ordinance No.7 ,
1981, repealing conflicting Ordinance validity clause, and
declaring an emergency.
12-1981 An Ordinance to authorize the Mayor to enter into a contract
with. a financial consultant (Richard Shewmaker/Shewmaker
Corporation) to sell Van Buren's 'General obligation street
improvement bonds in the principal amount of $850,000 .00 .
13-1981 An Ordinance to amend Ordinance No. 7-1963, for the purpose
of zoning certain property in. the City o.f, Van Buren, and
amending the zoning map of the City of Van Buren.
INDEX OF ORDINANCES PASSED IN 1981
ORD. NO. SUBJECT
14-1981 An Ordinance entitled: An Ordinance to amend Ordinance No.
7-1963, for the purpose of rezoning certain property in the City
of Van Buren, and amending the zoning .map of the City of Van
Buren, Arkansas.
15-1981 An Ordinance authorizing the Mayor to negotiate a contract for
�;ervic.esyin-:connection.,.with--,28th street improvements
from. the old Alma highway to Rudy road..
16-1981 An Ordinance entitled : An Ordinance to Authorize the Exchange
of Certain Real Property. (James Glidewell )
17-1981 An Ordinance aut'horiz.ing the issuance of Industrial Development
Revenue Bonds for the purpose of providing permanent financing for Industrial
Facilities : Authorizing a trust Indenture securing the Bonds : Authorizing
a lease and agre.ement between the city of Van Buren Arkansas
as lessor,, and Arkansas Poly Bag Company, as. lessee : authorizing the
sale of the bonds and the execution of a bond purchase agreement in
connection therewith;
18-198:1, An Ordinance fixing and determining the salary of teh Municipal
Judge of the city of Van Buren., Arkansas , retroactive to January
1 , 1981 , and declaring an emergency.
19-1981 An. Ordinance establishing rules and regulations for the discharge
of Wastewaters into the Wastewater Treatment system of the City
of Van; Buren, Ark. .
20-1981 An Ordinance authorizing. the M.ayor to negotiate with area-contrac-
tors to perform street and drainage work during the 1981. work
eason, and declaring an emergency.
21-1981 An Ordinance to amend Ordinance Yk 25-1976 to make the President
of--the"b'ld Town Merchants Association and Ex-Officio member of
the Historic District Commission.
22-198-1 An Ordinance to authorize the Mayor to enter into a second am-
endment to contract dated December 13 , 1977 , between the City of
Van Buren, Arkansas , and Rogers and Associates , Inc . Consulting
Engineer.
23-1981 An Ordinance authorizing the Mayor to enter into a contract to
purchase 4 acres for Street Department shop and yard.
24-1981 An Ordinance Entitled : An Ordinance granting a va.rience to the
zoning Ordinance of the City of, Van Buren, Ark. (IIung Duy Tran)
('East 60 feet of Lot 11 , Block 2 Valley tiew Subdivision)
25-1981 An Ordinance entitled : An Ordinance to amend Ordinance No 7-
1963 for the purpose of rezoning certain property in the City of
Van Buren.,, Ar.kans,as and amending the zoning map of the ""City
of Van Buren, Arkandas : (Johnny Jack E 35 Ft Lot 5 ,A'll 6
Block 18., McGee Adddition at 132Q Cherry St-. ),
26-1981 An .Ordinance entitled : An O'rdinance qppropriating from prior
year balances , $-20 , 000 to the Sunbelt Regional Water Dist, for
its .initial, budget, said payments being subject, however, to Ft .
Smith contributing $50 ,000 , Sebastian -Co contributing $10 , 000
and Crawford Co contributing $20 ,000 . declaring an emergency.
27-1981 An Ordinance to authorize the Mayor to enter into a third amend-
ment to contract dated Decemberl3 , 1977 , between the ,city of
Van Buren., Arkansas and Rogers and Associates ,, Inc . consulting
Engineers .
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INDEX OF ORDINANCE PASSED IN 1981
ORD . NO SUBJECT
,28-1981 AN ORDINANCE LEVYING A TAX FO THE, CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL
PURPOSES FOR THE YEAR 1981 FOR THE PUBLIC LIBRARY AND FOR THE
PAYMENT OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATION MULTIPLE PURPOSE IMPROVEM-
ENT BONDS AND DECLARING .AN EMERGENCY.
29-1991 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT
FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES IN CONNECTION WITH THE VAN BUREN ST .
IMPROVEMENT PROJECT.
30-1981 AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED : AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A VARIANCE TO THE
ZONING, ORDINANCE OF THE CI-TY OF VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS . (Ronnie '
Blount , Pt NE NE S/29T/9R=/`31 . At 14 S,o�40th oSt . )
31-1981 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORI"ZING THE- VAN BUREN WATER & SEWER COMM-
ISSION TO ADVANCE MONEY IN INSTALLMENTS FROM TIME TO TIME , AND
WITHOUT LIMITATION , TO THE PROPOSED SEWER IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT
ENCOMPASSING VISTA HILLS AREA OF "THE CITY OF VAN BUREN, ARK.
FOR THE PURPOSE OF ADVANCING 'ORGANIZATI'ONA:L EXPENSES THEREOF .
32-1981 AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED : AND ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE NO
20-1977 , '(FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION ORDINANCE) TO ADOPT MODI-
FIED FLOOD ELEVATIONS AS OF OCT,OBER 27 , 1981 .
33-198.1 AN ORDINANCE TO FORMALLY ADOPT THE STATEWIDE RULES AND RE-
GULATIONS FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY STANDARDS FOR NEW BUILDING
CONSTRUCTION WHICH BECAME" EFFECTIVE ON SEPT'EMBER 12 , 1979 .
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34-1981 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO PRUCHASE A USED CP-85
RG-1 COMPRESSOR WITH CP-123 BREAKER.
I 35-1981 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO A FIRST
AMENDMENT TO CONTRACT DATED OCTOBER. 7, 1981 , BETWEEN THE CITY
'OF VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS , AND ROGERS .AND ASSOCIATES , INC ,
CONSULTING ENGINEERS .
36-1981 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CITY ORDINANCE NO 19 OF 1981 .
(Van Buren Water and Sewer Commission)
.37-.1981, AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION
STREET IMPROVEMENT .BONDS FOR THE PURPOSE OF IMPROVING STREETS'
WITHIN THE CITY OF VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS : LEVYING A TAX SUFFI-
CIENT TO PAY THE PRINCIPAL OF AND INTEREST ON THE BONDS :
PRESCRIBING OTHER MATTERS RELATING THERETO : AND DECLARING
AN EMERGENCY .
38-1981 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE NO 7-1963 FOR THE PURPOSE
OF REZONING CERTAIN PROPERTY IN THE CITY OF VAN BUREN, ARK.:.
AND AMENDING THE ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF VAN BUREN, ARK.
39-1981 AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING PRODECURAL RULES FOR COUNCIL MEETING
OF THE CITY OF VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS , INCLUDING PROCEDURE FOR
CALLING SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETINGS ; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY : AND
FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
40-198'1 WHEREAS., A PETITION WAS DULY FILED WITH THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS , ON THE 23RD DAY OF
NOVEMBER., 1981 , REQUESTING TEH CITY COUNCIL TO VACATE
AND ABANDON CERTAIN PORTIONS OF THE STREET DESIGNATED
ON THE PLAT OF MOUNTAIN VIEW ADDITION TO THE CITY OF VAN
BUREN,, THE PORTION OF WHICH IS DESCRIBED ,AS FOLLOWS :
(That part of the platted alley within Block J; That
part of Williams St lying between Block 0 and Block P. )
41-198.1 WHEREAS , A PETITION WAS .DULY FILED WITH THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF VAN. BUREN, ARKANSAS , ON THE 23RD DAY OF
NOVEMBER, 1981 , REQUESTING THE CITY COUNCIL TO VACATE
AND ABANDON CERTAIN PORTIONS OF THE STS DESIGNATED ON THE
PLAT OF HYNES ADDITION TO THE CITY OF VAN BUREN., (That part
of Gorman St lying West of Blk 5 ; Th.at part of Connor St
.lying between Blk 5 and Blk 6 ; That part of platted alley
lying within block 6)
42-1981 AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING THE. RATES TO BE CHARGED FOR THE
SERVICES OF THE ,.SEWER SYSTEM OF THE CITY OF VAN BUREN, ARK;
REPEALING ALL ACTS AND ORDINANCES IN CONTRADICTION HERETO;
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY; AND PRESCRIBING OTHER MATTERS
PERTAINING THERETO.