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WHEREAS, Act No. 918 of the 1983 Arkansas General Assembly, provided
that during the remainder of the 1983-1984 Fiscal Year, Cities which levy
Court Costs for D.W.I. shall retain $75.00 over such amount; and,
WHEREAS, during the 1984-1985 Fiscal Year, the Cities may retain $100.00
~ of this amount of Costs on D.W.I. convictions; and,
WHEREAS, Municipalities are entitled to construct, renovate or expand
Municipal Jails and Municipal Jail Facilities and may adopt an Ordinance
adopting issuance of Revenue Bonds to construct and expand Municipal Jails
or Jail Facilities; and, Section Seven (7) of this Act provides that the
Cities may establish a Jail Board consisting of not less than three (3)
members or more than seven (7) members; and,
WHEREAS, the act also provides that the Mayor shall serve as a member
of the Municipal Jail Board;
IT IS, THEREFORE, ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST MEMPHIS,
ARKANSAS, that there is hereby created by the City of West Memphis, Arkansas,
a Board of Seven (7) Members to be known as the Municipal Jail Board, who shall
be appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the City Council by two-thirds (2/3)
vote.
The Jail Board shall consist of the Mayor and three (3) members of the
City Council and three (3) Citizens of West Memphis, Arkansas. The terms
shall be from the 1st day of January of each year to December 31st of each
year.
The powers of the West Memphis Jail Board shall be as follows:
(a) construct a county or municipal jail or jail facilities for the
expansion of existing county or municipal jail facilities, on a site (s)
selected by the Board;
(b) arrange for the housing of prisoners during the period in which
any such facilities are undergoing construction or expansion;
(c) construct or cause to be constructed parking facilities to serve
the jail and the public having business therein;
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(d) obtain the necessary funds for accomplishing
its powers, purposes, and authority;
(e) purchase, lease or rent, and receive bequests or
donations of or otherwise acquire, sell, trade, or barter any
property (real, personal or mixed) and convert into money
and/or any property not needed or which cannot be used in its
then current form;
(f) contract and be contracted with, apply for, receive
and accept, and use any monies and property from the Government
of the United States of America, any State agency, any State
or governmental body or political subdivision, and any public
or private corporation of any nature, or any individual;
(g) invest and reinvest any of its monies and
securities as authorized by law;
(h) take such other action not inconsistent with law
as may be necessary and desirable to carry out the power,
purposes, and authority set forth in this Act and to carry
out the intent of this Act.
All revenues derived by the City from fines and penalties
as defined in this Act shall be remitted to and deposited by
the City .Treasurer in one (1) or more banl~s doing business with
the City of West Memphis, ~to the credit of Ivlunicipal Jail
Revenue Bond Fund; and, to be used solely for the purpose as
provided in Act 918.
The Municipal Jail Board shall be authorized to issue
bonds for the cost and construction of a Municipal Jail and
Jail Facilities, for the expense and construction and
all other expenses incidental to the building of such building.
The bonds shall be issued according to the provisions of
Act 918 of 1983 General Assembly, State of Arka as.
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PASSED AND APPROVED this day o =-
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~-'~"'~ %'/~ MAYOR
ATTEST:
CITY CLE '
SPON D BY:
Alderman Clarence Guin
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Alderman oug Morris