1489RESOLUTION NO. /y$~j
A RESOLUTION TO REPEAL RESOLUTION NO. 1481 AND FINDING THAT
THE REFERENDUM PETITION FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK ON NOVEMBER
3, 1995, IS SIGNED BY THE REQUISITE NUMBER OF PETITIONERS,
ORDERING AM~~l~'ELECTION AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of West Memphis adopted
Resolution No. 1481 calling for an election on this referendum
petition for May 21, 1996, and the City Council finds that it is
not feasible or practical to conduct such a city wide election
concurrently with the party primaries and that the date of the city
wide referendum election should be rescheduled for an e}~ee~}.
election; and
WHEREAS, a referendum petition has been filed with the City
Clerk of the City of West Memphis calling for a referendum election
regarding Ordinance 1703 of the City of West Memphis and such
referendum petition was filed within thirty days of the passage of
said ordinance; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Ordinance 151 and upon proper notice the
West Memphis City Council conducted a public hearing for the
purpose of hearing all persons who wished to be heard on the
question of whether the referendum petition is signed by the
requisite number of petitioners; and
WHEREAS, Amendment 7 of the Constitution of the State of
Arkansas provides that fifteen percent of the legal voters in a
municipality may order a referendum and that in municipalities the
number of signatures required upon any petition shall be computed
upon the vote case for the office of mayor at the last preceding
general election;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF WEST MEMPHIS, ARKANSAS, THAT:
1. Resolution No. 1481 is hereby repealed.
2. The referendum petition filed with the City Clerk of the
City of West Memphis on November 3, 1995, calling for a referendum
of Ordinance 1703 of the City of West Memphis is found to be signed
by the requisite number of petitioners, that being more that
fifteen percent of the legal voters of the City of West Memphis
computed upon the total vote cast for the office of mayor at the
last preceding general election;
3. Ans~e~ei-mil election is hereby ordered to determine by tote
of the qualified electors whether Ordinance 1703 of the City of
West Memphis shall stand or be revoked;
4. Such ~ election shall be held on the STH day of
~1/OVE/»BER , 1996, and shall be had and conducted as general
elections held in the city;
5. This decision of the City Council shall be final, unless
suit is brought in the Chancery Court of Crittenden County within
4 thirty days to review its action.
ADOPTED this J6TH day of /1~,qy , 19~_.
nr. gOALS, Mayor
RECEIVED
CITY CLERK OFFICE
DATE ~ /3 Q~ ~ ll: SoG,.,,,,J
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