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A RESOLUTION TO ESTABLISH A HOUSING AUTHORITY FOR THE CITY OF
FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS, AND TO CONFER URBAN RENEWAL AND
DEVELOPMENT -AUTHORITY UPON SAID HOUSING AUTHORITY, AND FOR
OTHER PURPOSES.
WHEREAS, under the provisions of Act 298, 1937 Acts of
Arkansas, as amended, and Act 212, 1945 Acts of Arkansas, as
amended, Housing Authorities were created in each City of the
State of Arkansas, and vested with certain powers and authority
pertaining to housing in said cities, and vested with certain
urban renewal and development powers and authority in said
cities, and
WHEREAS, under the aforesaid Acts, as amended, before a
Housing Authority of a city is empowered to transact any
business or exercise the powers so authorized, the city must
determine and declare by proper resolution that there is a need
for an authority to function in said city and that it is in the
public interest to elect for said authority to also have the
powers conferred by said Acts, as amended, for urban renewal
and development, and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Fayetteville,
Arkansas, at a special meeting on December 28, 1961, by motion
only, attempted to appoint a Board of Housing Authority and
Urban Renewal, but did not by proper resolution make the neces-
sary determinations and election to have powers, as required by
law, in order to validly constitute said Housing Authority and
confer housing, urban renewal and development powers thereon;
and the Board so appointed at said special meeting, never having
formally organized itself, transacted any business or exercised
any powers, and not being validly established according to the
Laws of Arkansas, it is deemed _in the best interest of the public
to rescind the motion made at said special meeting, and proceed
in the manner prescribed by law to establish a validly consti-
tuted Housing Authority with the powers as aforesaid, and provide
for the appointment of Commissioners of said Authority, and
WHEREAS,_the City Council of the City of Fayetteville,
Arkansas, finds that insanitary and unsafe inhabited dwelling
accomodations exist in the "City of Fayetteville, Arkansas, and
,,that there is a shortage of safe or sanitary dwelling accomo-
• 'dations in said City available to persons of low income at
-rentals they can afford; and that there is a need for a Housing
Authority in said City; and. that it is to the best interest of
the public that the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas elect to
have and confer upon said Housing Authority all such powers and
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authority pertaining to housing and urban renewal and development
authorized by the aforesaid Acts, and 'amendments thereto.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS:
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SECTION 1. That,the motion at a special meeting of the
City Council on December 28, 1961, attempting to appoint a,Board
of Housing Authority and Urban Renewal be and the same is hereby
rescinded and rendered of no effect whatsoever.
SECTION 2. That a need is hereby determined and declared
to exist for a Housing Authority in the City of Fayetteville,
Arkansas; and that it is in the public interest that said Housing
Authority have all powers authorized by Act 298, 1937 Acts of
Arkansas, as amended, and Act 212, 1945 Acts of Arkansas, as
amended, including powers of urban renewal and development.
SECTION 3. That a, Housing Authority for the City of
Fayetteville, Arkansas, is hereby established and determined to
exist, and said Authority shall have and there is hereby vested
in and conferred upon it all powers and authority authorized by
Act 298, 1937 Acts of Arkansas, as amended, and Act 212, 1945
Acts of Arkansas, as amended, including powers of urban renewal
and development.
SECTION 4. That the Mayor of the City of Fayetteville,
Arkansas, is hereby authorized and directed as provided in the
Acts and amendments aforesaid to appoint five (5) persons as
Commissioners of said Housing Authority, and to designate said
Commissioners to serve for terms of one, two, three, four and
five years, respectively, from the dateatof their appointment.
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