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AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE NO. 1429; AN ORDINANCE TO MAKE APPROPRIATION TO DEFRAY EXPENSES IN CONNECTION WITH PUBLIC RELATION ACTIVITIES OF THE OFFICE OF MAYOR FOR THE YEAR 1976; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
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NOW, THEREFORE, be it enacted by the City Council of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas:
Section 1: It has been found and declared that because of the nature of the duties imposed upon the office of Mayor by the Constitution, Statutes of the State and Ordinances of the City, that the Mayor is subjected to great financial burdens, often approaching hardship; arising out of the necessity of maintaining satisfactory public relations with official visits of neighboring cities, the State and Federal Governments, as well as other personages whose goodwill is essential to the welfare of the City of Jonesboro. The remuneration of office of such Mayor is inadequate to bear this additional necessary expense, and there is urgent need to remedy the inequity of this situation. It is, therefore, the purpose of this Ordinance to promote the common good of the City of Jonesboro by providing funds which will enable the Mayor to continue beneficial relation activities without personal financial hardships.
Section 2: There is, hereby, appropriated from the City’s street funds to defray expenses in connection with public relations of the Office of Mayor hereinafter named for the calendar year, 1976, the following May ($6,500.00).
Section 3: The amount herein appropriated shall be payable on the first day of each calendar month to the Mayor for the reimbursement for expenses incurred in public relation activities upon invoice submitted by the Mayor, said invoice to stipulate only that it is for reimbursement for expenses incurred in public relation activities. The finance Officer or City Clerk after receiving such invoice from the Mayor in an amount not to exceed one/twelfth (1/12) of the appropriation allocated to the Mayor.
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