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564ORDINANCE NO. ~~~ ~ AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 563 OF THE ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF WEST MEMPHIS, ARKANSAS ADOPTED AND APPROVED JUNE 6, 1968; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of West Memphis, Arkansas: Section 1. That Section 11 of Ordinance No . 5 63 , adopted and approved June 6, 1968, is hereby amended by adding a new sentence at the end reading as follows: "The reference in the bond form in Section 6 hereof, and in the face of the bonds, to the ' 1968 Public Utility Bond Fund' is hereby declared to mean the Public Utility Bond Fund referred to above which was created and is now being maintained pursuant to the provisions of Section 13 of Ordinance No. 526" . Section 2. (a) The first sentence of sub-section (2) of Section 12 of Ordinance No . 5 63 is hereby amended to read a s follows "The Trustee shall deposit the remainder of the total sale proceeds in a special account in the name of the City designated ' 1968 Public Utility Construction Fund' (' Construction Fund') with a depository designated by the City and holding membership in the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. " (b) The last sentence of Section 12 of Ordinance No. 563 is hereby amended to read as follows: "A copy of the certificate shall be filed with the depository of the Construction Fund, and upon receipt thereof the depository of the Construction Fund shall transfer any remaining balance in the Construction Fund to the Bond Fund". Section 3. Ordinance No. 563, as amended hereby, shall continue in full force and effect. Section 4. That it is hereby ascertained and declared that the improvements authorized by Ordinance No. 563 must be accomplished as soon as possible in order to make the System adequate for the needs of the City and Page 2 its inhabitants, without which the life, health, safety and welfare thereof are jeopardized, and that the issuance of the bonds and the taking of the other action authorized by this Ordinance is necessary for the accomplishment thereof. It is, therefore, declared that an emergency exists and this Ordinance being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. PASSED: July 2 1968. APPROVED: 7 Mayor ATTEST: ,, City Clerk (SEAL)