ORD NO 07-1975 ORDID'-INCE NO„
AN ORDINANCE TO MAKE APPROPRIATION TO
DEFRAY EXPENSES IN CONNECTION WITH PUB
LIC RELATION ACTIVITIES OF THE OFFICE
OF AYOR FOR THE YEAR 9 7.- AND FOR
OTHER PURPOSES.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ,L U iI L" i1/ ARKANSAS
Section 1. It has been found and is declared that because of
the nature of the duties imposed upon the office of mayor by the
Constitution, Statutes of the State and Ordinances of the City,
that the mayor is subjected to great financial burdens, often
approaching hardship; arising out of the necessity of maintaining
satisfactory public relations with official visits of neighboring
cities, the states and the Federal Government, as Well as other
personages whose goodwill is essential to the welfare of the City
of (49.N PO/?FIV The'renumeration of office of such mayor 'is
inadecluate to bear this additional necessary expense, and there
is urgent need to remedy the inequity of this situation. It is,
therefore, the purpose of this ordinance to promote the common good
of the City of 1/29/L/ 730 ft,/ by providing funds which will enable
the mayor to continue beneficial public relation activities without
personal financial hardships.
?Section -2. There is, hereby, appropriated from the City's gen-
eral funds to defray expenses in connection with public relations of
the office of mayor hereinafter named for the calendar year, 19,,C
the following: 'flavor /O,QCO
Section 3. The amount herein appropriated shall be payable on
the first day of each calendar month to the mayor for reimbursement
for expenses incurred in public relations activities upon invoice
submitted by the mayor, said invoice to stipulate only that it is
for reimbursement for expenses incurred in public relations acti-
vities. "l:e (finance officer or city clerk) after receiving such
invoice from the mayor shall issue a warrant drawn in favor of the
mayor in an amount not to exceed one- twelfth (1/12) of the appro-
priation allocated to the mayor.
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Section 4. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed.
Section. -5; The City Council has determined that the maintenance
of satisfactory public relations by the mayor is essential for the
welfare of the City. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to
exist, and this Ordinance being necessary for the immediate preser-
vation of the public peace, health, and safety, shall be in full
force and effect from and after its passage.
APP ROVED: tZ
Mayor
PASSED: Z /7
ATTDST:
City Clerk or. Recorder
('It i necessary that this Ordinance be passed each 'J
year. This Ordinance follows the ruling in Berry v
Gordon, (376 S. 1 (2d) 279; 237 Ark 547) wherein
Supreme Court ruled Act 399 of 1961 and Act 522
of 1969 valid. Berry v Gordon provided a public
relations account for Constitutional Officers of
the State.)
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