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AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING A METHOD TO STAGGER
THE FOUR YEAR ALDERMANIC TERMS REQUIRED BY
STATUTE WHEN A MAYOR-COUNCIL CITY REACHES A
POPULATION OF 50,000 OR MORE.
WHEREAS, the City of Fayetteville has reached a population greater than 50,000, as
determined by special federal census, and;
WHEREAS, cities of the fust class having a population of 50,000 or more are required to
elect aldermen for four year terms, with one of the two aldermen from each ward being elected
every two years, and;
WHEREAS, state law provides no method for staggering the terms of aldermen in the
situation where a city subsequently reaches a population of 50,000, as stated in attorney general
Opinion 97-283, which concludes that such a procedure falls within a city's powers relating to
"municipal affairs", and;
WHEREAS, the public interest will best be served by following the legislative preference
found in Act 176 of 1959 which provided that at the general election of 1960 one alderman from
each ward be elected to a four year term and one alderman from each ward be elected to a two year
term until 1962 when staggered four year terms would occur.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS :
Section 1 . At the general election in the year 1998 one alderman (either position one
or position two uniformly) from each ward of the city will be elected to a four year term and one
alderman (either position one or position two uniformly) from each ward of the city will be elected
to a two year tern.
Section 2. At the general election in the year 2000 and each general election thereafter
aldermen shall be elected to four year terms as set forth in A.C.A.§ 14-43-303 .
Section 3. The determination of whether position one in all wards shall be two years
or peeition two in all wards shall be two years in the 1998 general election shall be made by lot at
. 4 rkktrregular meeting of the city council following the passage of this ordinance.
.PASSED',AND APPROVED this _29th_ day of January 1998 .
t r Vii' APPROVE
red Hanna, Mayor ,
ATTEST:
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41 Traei Smit , City Clerk
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ORDINANCE NO. 4077 - J 077/
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING
HOD TO S
THE FOUR YEEARTAGGER ALDER- STATE OF ARKANSAS I ®T yT
MANIC TERMS REQUIRED
BY STATUTE WHEN A MAY- I SS.
OR-COUNCIL CITY REACHES County of Washin fon
A POPULATION OF 50,000 , y 9
OR MORE. ,
WHEREAS, the City of Fayette- I, RANDALL COPE, herebycertify that I am the publisher of THE
villa has reached a population Y
greater than 50,000 as deter NORTHWEST ARKANSAS TIMES, a daily newspaper having a second
mined by special federal cen-
sus, class mailing privilege, and being not less than four pages of five
and: 9 P 9 9 P 9
columns each, published at a fixed place of business and at fixed (daily)
WHEREAS, cities for do first intervals continuous) Irl the Cit of Fayetteville, Count of Washington,
Gass having apopulation of - y y y y g
50,000 or more are requirecto Arkansas for more than a period of twelve months, circulated and
elap aldermen for four year distributed from an established place of business to subscribers and
tenths, with one of the two aI-
dRpnen from each ward being readers generally of all classes in the City and County for a definite price
elacted every two years, and: for each Copy, or a fixed price per annum, which price was fixed at what
WHEREAS, state law provides is considered the value of the publication, based upon the news value
no method for staggering the
terms of aldermen in the situ- and service value it contains, that at least fifty percent of the subscribers
tion where a city subsequently
r08ches a population of 50,000 thereto have paid for their subscriptions to the newspaper or its agents
as stated in attorney general or through recognized news dealers over a period of at least six months
dudesthat such a pro edu and that the said newspaper publishes an averse of more than fort
dudes that such a procedure Pap P 9 Y
IpW within a city's powers heist. percent news matter.
leg to -municipal affairs", and
WHEREAS, the public interest
Mnbest be served by following
thAlegislative preference found I further certify that the legal notice attached in the matter of
v1 Act of 1959 which pre-
sided that
at the alderman
n from
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eachof 1980 one alderman from YELL/ LL/tt/d/ �"/
each ward be elected to a lour
yy-e�a��r term and one alderman /
frq'rp each ward be elected to a was published in the regular daily issue of said newspaper for
two year term until 1982 when
staggered tour year terms consecutive insertions as f cows,
wquld occur.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT The first insertion on the �5 da of 19 PUXn
ORDAINED BY THE CITY Y
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS: the Second Insertion on the day of 19
Section 1. At the general elec-
tion in the year 1998 one alder- da
man (either position one or po- the third insertion on the y of 19
anion two uniformly) from each
wjrd of the city will be elected
t9 P two year term. and the fourth insertion on the day of 19
Section 2. At the general elec-
tion in the year 2000 and each
general election thereafter al-
dermen shall be elected to four
year terms as set forth in
A.C.A. § 1443-303. Publish / General Manager
SLclion 3. The determination
of whether position one in all
words shall be two years or po. Sworn to and subscribed before me on this day of
Cin two in all words shall be
years in the 1998 general
election shall be made by lot at
lite noun regular meeting of the i
dry council inthe pas-
sage of the ordinance.
PASSED AND APPROVED
this 24tB day of January, 1998. L
APPROVED: >t Notary Public, State of ArkansasNotary Public
M Commission Ex ire Washington Count ;
By:. Fred Hanna Mayo y p (wry ornrnustun xplres 0'2127/03 t
ATTEST: ' (cccict<tct«c[cuctcc[[[[<ccu[[«<
By: Jane Heth. C'iy Clerk
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