RES NO 10-03-2011 CITY OF VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS
RESOLUTION NO. la 2011
BE IT ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, FOR THE CITY OF VAN BUREN,
ARKANSAS, A RESOLUTION TO BE ENTITLED:
A RESOLUTION SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING DATE FOR SETTING
OF NEW WARD BOUNDRIES WITHIN THE CITY OF VAN BUREN,
CRAWFORD COUNTY, ARKANSAS.
WHEREAS, The City Council of Van Buren, acting under the authority of A.C.A. 14 -43 -31 1 has the
authority to redistrict the wards in the City of Van Buren when they determine that the
people can best be served by changing ward boundary lines to equalize the population in
the various wards; and,
WHEREAS, The 2010 Census reflects unequal population within each ward; and
WHEREAS, The City Council of Van Buren, desires to redistrict the wards to see that each ward has a
near equal population so as to best serve the interest of the people of the City of Van
Buren.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS, THAT:
SECTION 1: A Public Hearing is set for November 21, 2011, at 7:00 P.M. in the Van Buren City
Council Room, at which time new ward boundaries shall be presented to the City
Council.
SECTION 2: The City Clerk of Van Buren, Arkansas, is hereby directed to give notice by publication
in some newspaper, published in Crawford County, advising the citizens and others
affected, of said date and time the Council will review said boundaries.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the City of Van Buren, Arkansas, by its City Council, did pass,
approve, and adopt, by a vote of for and Q against, the foregoing Resolution at its regular meeting
held on the 17 day of October, 2011.
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Robert D. FreenT
Mayor
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Barbie Curtis Candice Settle
City Clerk/Treasurer City Attorney