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AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF THE FINANCE DIRECTOR AS TREASURER FOR THE CITY OF JONESBORO AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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WHEREAS, the provisions of Arkansas Code Annotated 14-43-405 provides that a city of first class with a Mayor-Council form of government may provide for the appointment of its City Treasurer for a four year term;
WHEREAS A.C.A 14-43-303 provides that the city treasurer’s four year term shall coincide with the city attorney’s four year term;
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the City Council for the City of Jonesboro to appoint the Finance Director as Treasurer from February 13, 2008 until December 31, 2010.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS THAT:
SECTION 1: The City Council of the City of Jonesboro hereby appoints the Finance Director of the City of Jonesboro as Treasurer for the City of Jonesboro;
SECTION 2: The duties of said position shall be those as specified by A.C.A. 14-43-507 through A.C.A. 14-59-115 and any other relevant state laws and any and all ordinances related to the office of City Treasurer. Further, there being no additional duties added to the City Finance Directors Office, by this appointment no additional salary of expense is being provided for service as treasurer;
SECTION 3: The City Council reserves the right to replace the City Treasurer during his/her term at such time as he/she no longer serves in the position of Finance director of the City of Jonesboro;
SECTION 4: The City Council of the City of Jonesboro hereby elects to keep this position under the City of Jonesboro’s non-uniformed employee pension plan, and specifically rejects the provisions of A.C.A. 24-12-125;
SECTION 5: There being an immediate need for clarification on this position, to provide for the orderly and proper administration of the government for the City of Jonesboro, an emergency is declared to exist and this ordinance being necessary for the preservation of the peace health and safet...
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