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Cross reference(s)--Municipal airport commission, § 18-26 et seq.; board of plumbing examiners, § 22-184; board of health, § 54-26 et seq.; planning commission, § 90-26 et seq.; board of water and sewer commissioners, § 118-26 et seq.
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DIVISION 1. Secs. 2-111--2-120. Reserved.
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Cross reference(s)--Exemption from civil service, § 18-33; police retirement fund, § 70-6; social security, § 86-26 et seq.; police pensions, § 86-46 et seq.
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Sec. 2-121. Composition.
The board of civil service commissioners for the police and fire departments of the city is composed of five upright and intelligent citizens of the city.
(Code 1973, § 2-39)
Cross reference(s)--Fire prevention and protection, ch. 46; law enforcement, ch. 58.
State law reference(s)--Authority to establish, A.C.A. § 14-51-102.
Sec. 2-122. Appointment, terms of members.
(a) The members of the civil service commission shall be appointed and serve for terms as prescribed by A.C.A. § 14-51-211.
(b) Upon the creation of a vacancy in the office, or expiration of the term of a member, the office shall be filled as provided by law. The commissioners and their successors shall serve in such capacity without salary, and they are charged with the faithful performance of their duties in an impartial and unbiased manner as is now or may hereafter be imposed upon them by law and the ordinances of the city.
(Code 1973, § 2-40)
State law reference(s)--Appointment and terms, A.C.A. § 14-51-201; vacancy, A.C.A. § 14-51-211.
Secs. 2-123--2-125. Reserved.
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Editor's note--Ord. No. 3815, § 1, adopted Jan. 10, 2006, repealed §§ 2-126--2-130, which pertained to industrial commission and derived from the Code of 1973, §§ 16-1--16-5; Ord. No. 3297, § 1, adopted Feb. 25, 2003. Ord. No. 3815, §§ 2--5, added provisions that were not specifically amendatory. At the editor's discretion, said provisions have been included herein as §§ 2-126--2-129.
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Sec. 2-126. Creation of board.
Pursuant to the authority granted pursuant to A.C.A. § 14-137-101 et seq., there is hereby created and established the "City of Springdale Public Facilities Board". As soon as practicable after the adoption of this division, the Springdale Public Facilities Board shall meet and elect such officers as required by A.C.A. § 14-137-109. The Springdale Public Facilities Board may adopt such by-laws and other rules and regulations as shall be necessary for the conduct of its business and consistent with the provisions of Arkansas Code. A majority of the members of the Springdale Public Facilities Board at any time shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any regular or duly called special meeting and the act of a majority of those present at any such meeting shall be the act of the board. The Springdale Public Facilities Board shall make an annual written report to the city council as required by A.C.A. § 14-137-123. The city attorney shall be the attorney for the Springdale Public Facilities Board.
(Ord. No. 3815, § 2, 1-10-06)
Sec. 2-127. Powers.
(a) The Springdale Public Facilities Board is empowered, from time to time, to loan, acquire, construct, reconstruct, extend, equip, improve, sell, lease, and contract concerning residential housing facilities as shall be determined by the board to be necessary to provide decent, safe and sanitary residential housing facilities within or near the city.
(b) The Springdale Public Facilities Board shall have the power, and it shall be its duty, to exercise supervision and control over the acquisition of suitable industrial property. The Springdale Public Facilities Board shall have the power to construct, reconstruct, extend, equip, improve, operate, maintain, sell, lease, contract concerning or otherwise deal in or dispose of any lands, buildings or facilities of any and every nature that can be used in securing or developing industry for the benefit of the city and its citizens.
(c) The Springdale Public Facilities Board may enter into such contractual or cooperative agreements with such persons as may, in its discretion, be advisable to accomplish the purposes of this division, including without limitation, departments, agencies or instrumentalities of the United States of America, the State of Arkansas, or the city.
(d) The Springdale Public Facilities Board is authorized to issue revenue bonds, from time to time, and to use the proceeds, either along or together with other available funds and revenues, to accomplish the purposes for which the Springdale Public Facilities Board is created. Such revenue bonds shall be obligations only the Springdale Public Facilities Board and shall not constitute an indebtedness for which the faith and credit of the city or any of its revenues or pledges, and the principal and interest on the bonds shall be payable from and secured by a pledge of revenues derived from projects financed, in whole or in part, from bond proceeds together with such collateral as may properly be pledged as the Springdale Public Facilities Board in its discretion may determine.
(Ord. No. 3815, § 3, 1-10-06)
Sec. 2-128. Appointment and terms.
The initial Springdale Public Facilities Board shall consist of the following members and their initial terms shall be as indicated below and thereafter all terms shall be for five years:
BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES*
GENERALLY
BOARD OF CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSIONERS*
PUBLIC FACILITIES BOARD*
| Position | Name | Years | Term Expiration |
| 1 | Blake Hanby | 5 | 01/31/2011 |
| 2 | James Crouch | 4 | 01/31/2010 |
| 3 | Mark Wann | 3 | 01/31/2009 |
| 4 | Rex Bailey | 2 | 01/31/2008 |
| 5 | Buddy Philpot | 1 | 01/31/2007 |
Any vacancies on the Springdale Public Facilities Board, whether due to expiration of term, resignation, disability or removal, shall be filled according to the procedures as set out in A.C.A. § 14-137-108.
(Ord. No. 3815, § 4, 1-10-06)
Sec. 2-129. Transfer of legal responsibilities.
All assets, liabilities and contractual obligations of the Springdale, Arkansas Residential Housing Facilities Board and the Springdale Industrial Commission are hereby transferred to the Springdale Public Facilities Board.
(Ord. No. 3815, § 5, 1-10-06)
Secs. 2-130--2-135. Reserved.
DIVISION 4. Sec. 2-136. Tax levy for accommodations.
Pursuant to A.C.A. 26-75-602 (d)(1)(A), the city hereby levies a tax of one and one-half percent upon the gross receipts or gross proceeds from the renting, leasing, or other furnishing of hotel, motel, or short-term condominium rental accommodations for sleeping, meeting, or party room facilities for profit in the city, but such accommodations shall not include the rental or lease of such accommodations for periods of 30 days or more.
(Ord. No. 2048, § 1, 10-8-91)
Sec. 2-137. Collection and use of funds.
The tax so levied pursuant to this chapter shall be paid by the persons, firms, and corporations liable therefore and shall be collected by the city in the same manner and at the same time as the Arkansas Gross Receipts Act, Sec. 26-52-101, et seq., and said funds collected pursuant to this tax shall be credited to the city advertising and promotion fund which is hereby created herein and shall be used for all lawful purposes as set out under state law, including advertising and promoting the city and its environs or for construction, reconstruction, extension, equipment, improvement, maintenance, repair, and operation of a convention center or for the operation of tourist promotion facilities within the city and facilities necessary for, supporting or otherwise pertaining to a convention center, or for the payment of the principal of, interest on, any fees and expenses in connection with, bonds as provided in state law under this subchapter in the manner as shall be determined by the city advertising and promotion commission. These funds may also be used, spent, or pledged by the commission for any other purposes authorized under state law, as amended, and may also be used for the construction, reconstruction, repair, maintenance, improvement, equipping and operation of public recreation facilities in said city and for the payment of the principal of, interest on, any fees and expenses in connection with bonds as provided by A.C.A. [§] 26-75-606 in the manner as shall be determined by the city advertising and promotion commission for this purpose. As provided under state law, such taxes collected herein shall not be used:
(1) For general capitol improvements within the city;
(2) For the costs associated with the general operation of the city;
(3) For general subsidy of any civic groups or the chamber of commerce;
However, the advertising and promotion commission may contract with such groups to provide to the commission actual services that are connected with tourism events or conventions.
(Ord. No. 2048, § 2, 10-8-91)
Sec. 2-138. Creation and composition.
Pursuant to A.C.A. [§] 26-75-605, the city hereby creates a city advertising and promotion commission to be composed of seven members as follows: Four members shall be owners or managers of businesses in the tourism industry and the owner or manager shall reside in the city, at least three of whom shall be owners or managers of hotels, motels, or restaurants; two members of the commission shall be members of the city council; one member shall be from the public at large, who shall reside within the city.
Vacancies on the commission, whether resulting from expiration of a regular term or otherwise, in any of the four tourism industry positions or in the at-large position shall be filled by appointment made by the remaining members of the commission, with approval of the city council. The two commission members of the city council shall be selected by the city council.
(Ord. No. 2048, § 3, 10-8-91; Ord. No. 3293, § 1, 2-11-03)
Sec. 2-139. Terms.
The terms of the commissioners shall be as listed below. At the completion of the terms listed below, all terms for tourism industry positions and the at large position shall be for four years, regardless of the date of formal approval by the city council and shall terminate on May 31st. The council positions will be for two years and shall coincide with their term on the city council.
CITY ADVERTISING AND PROMOTION COMMISSION
| Term Seat | Term Expires | Next |
| 1-Industry | 01/01/2003 | 01/01/2003 to 05/31/2007 |
| 2-Industry | 01/01/2004 | 01/01/2004 to 05/31/2008 |
| 3-Industry | 09/08/2002 | 09/08/2002 to 05/31/2005 |
| 4-Industry | 01/01/2006 | 01/01/2006 to 05/31/2010 |
| 5-At Large | 01/01/2003 | 01/01/2003 to 05/31/2007 |
| 6-Council | 12/31/2002 | 01/01/2003 to 12/31/2004 |
| 7-Council | 12/31/2002 | 01/01/2003 to 12/31/2004 |
(Ord. No. 2048, § 4, 10-8-91; Ord. No. 3293, § 2, 2-11-03)
Sec. 2-140. Reserved.
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Editor's note--Ord. No. 3815, § 1, adopted Jan. 10, 2006, repealed §§ 2-141--2-145, which pertained to residential housing facilities board and derived from Ord. No. 1203, §§ 2--6, adopted Oct. 24, 1978.
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Secs. 2-141.--2-145. Reserved.
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