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RESOLUTION NO.
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3 A RESOLUTION TO EXPRESS THE CONCERN

OF THE TITTLE ROCK BOARD OF DIRECTORS

4 WITH THE CONTINUED SERVICE OF KEITH HUMPHREY

AS THE LTTTLE ROCK POLICE

5 CHIEF; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

7 WHEREAS, shortly after being selected as the chief of police for the Little
Rock
8 Police Department it was determined that Keith
Hump,hrey had judgments against him in

9 an Oklahoma court for failure to pay debts; and,

10 WHEREAS, these debts have still not be paid more

than a year after the acceptance

1.'t of this position as chief of Police which subjects him to suspicion

as someone who does

1_2 not follow through on his financial obligations; and,

13 wHEREAS, since Keith Humphrey has assumed the position

of Chief of police there

1,4 has been an increase in violent crime within the City of Little
Rock, Arkansas; and,

15 WHEREAS, the handling of protests on or near tlhe Arkansas

State capitol resulted

1,6 in damage to property and other problems and, among other things,
led to legislative

17 hearings as to whether the situation was handled proprerly; and,

18 WHEREAS, there has been a public and written expression by the command staff

19 of most members of the Little Rock Police Department with the manner in which
Chief

20 Humphrey conducts business within the Department; and,

 1, WHEREAS' groups such as vrAc are not beingl utilized as they should be in order

2 to identify particular issues within the Department

arrd address them immediately; and,

3 WHEREAS, there is great disagreement within

the Department and a breakdown
4 between officers with fellow offices and officers and
s;upervisors; and,

5 WHEREAS, even with the creation of a citizen:s Review Board, and the operation

0 of an Independent Review committee appointed by

the Mayor, these problems continue

7 to exist;

8 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD

OF DIRECTORS OF THE CIW

9 OF LITTTE ROCK, ARKANSAS:

10 Section 1' The Board expresses its lack of confidence in the leadership
of police
1.r Chief Keith Humphrey and strongly urges the Mayor to consider this view and take
1.2 appropriate action with Chief Humphrey.
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RESOLUTION NO.

2 A RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE INTERNATIONAL

FIRE FIGHTERS ASSOCIATION

3 tOCAt NO. 34 AS THE BARGAINING AGENT

FOR EI.IGIBILE FIRE DEPARTMENT
EM-
4 PTOYEES TO NEGOTIATE THE TERMS
AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYE WITH
THE
5 CITY; AND, FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

7 wHEREAS' the constitution of the state of

Arkansas guarantees that it is a right-to-work
state
8 and membership in a union is not required in
order to obtain or maintain emproyment;
and,

9 WHEREAS' a city in Arkansas is not required

to recognrize an authorized bargaining unit, but
10 is free to do so; and,

1.1 wHEREAS, since at least 198L the city of Little

Rock, Arkansas, has recognized Local 34 of
the
12 International Fire Fighters Association as the authorized
bargaining unit for eligible employees;

1_3 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD

OIF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF tITTtE

14 ROCK, ARKANSAS:

15 section 1' Local 34 of the International Fire Fighters A:;sociation is recognized by the City
of
1.6 Little Rock, Arkansas, as the authorized bargaining unit
to negotiate the terms and conditions of
17 employment for eligibre firefighters who work for the city.

18 section 3' severabitity. ln the event any title, section, paragraph,

item, sentence, clause,
L9 phrase, orword of this resolution is declared or
adjudged t,c be invalid or unconstitutional, such
20 declaration or adjudication shall not affectthe remaining p,ertlens
of the resolution which shall
 1 remain in full force and effect as if the portion
so declaredl or adjudged invalid
or unconstitutional
2 were not originally a part of the resolution.
3 section 4. Repearer. At raws, ordinances, resorutionrs, or parts of the same,
that are incon-
4 sistent with the provisions of this resorution,
are hereby, repeared to the extent of
such incon-
5 sistency.

6 ADOPTED: DECEMBER L,2O2O

7 ATTEST:
APPROVED:
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9 Susan Langley, City Clerk
Frank Scott, Jr., Mayor
10 APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:

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13 Thomas M. Carpenter, City Attorney

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RESOTUTION NO.

2 A RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE LODGE

17 OFTHE FRATERNAT ORDER OF POTICE
3 AGENT FOR ETIGIBIIE POLICE DEPARTMENT
EMPLOYEES TO NEGOTIATE THE

4 TERMS AND coNDrfloNs oF EMpLoyE wrrH THE crry; AND, FoR orHER
5 PURPOSES.

7 WHEREAS' the constitution of the state

of Arkansas guarantees that it is a right-to-work
8 state and membership in a union is not required
in order to obtain or maintain employment;
and,

9 WHEREAS' a city in Arkansas is not required

to recognize an authorized bargaining unit,
10 but is free to do so; and,

LI wHEREAS, for more than two decades the city of Little Rock, Arkansas,
has recognized
L2 Lodge 17 of the Fraternal order of police for
eligible police officers;

13 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD

OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF TITTLE

1.4 ROCK, ARKANSAS:

15 section 1. Lodge 17 0f the Fraternar order of porice is recognized

by the City of Little

16 Rock, Arkansas, as the authorized bargaining unit

to negotiate the terms and conditions of
17 employment for eligibre porice officers who work for the
city.

18 Section 2' severability. ln the event any title, section, paragraph,

item, sentence, clause,
19 phrase, orword of this resolution is declared or
adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such
20 declaration or adjudication shall not affect the remaining portions
of the resolution which shall
 1. remain in full force and effect as if
the portion so declared or adiudged invalid
or unconstitutional
2 were not originally a part of the resolution.
3 section 3.Repeorer. Ail raws, ordinances, resorutions,
or parts of the same, that are
lqt inconsistent with the provisions of this
resolution, are hereby repealed to the
extent of such
:t inconsistency.
(; ADOPTED: DECEMBER t, ZO2O
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ATTEST:
APPROVED:
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10 Susan Langley, City Clerk
Frank Scott, Jr., Mayor
1.1, APPROVED AS TO TEGAL FORM:

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1.4 Thomas M. Carpenter, City Attorney

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 RESOLUTION NO.

2 A RESOTUTION TO RECOGNIZE AMERICAN

FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY
AND
3 MUNICIPAT EMPLOYEES. LOCAL gg4
AS THE BARGAINING UNIT FOR ELIGIBLE

'4 NON.UNIFORMED CIW EMPLOYEES TO NEGOTIATE THE TERMS AND

5 coNDlrloNs oF EMpr-oyMENT wrrH THE crry; AND, FoR orHER puRposEs.

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WHEREAS' the constitution of the state

of Arkansas guarantees that it is a right-to-work
8 state and membership in a union is not required
in order to obtain or maintain employment;
and,

9 wHEREAS' a city in Arkansas is not required

to recognize an authorized bargaining unit,
10 but is free to do so; and,

'J'1' WHEREAS, for some period of time eligible non-uniformed personnel

have had Local994
1'2 of the American Federation of state county and Local
Emproyees recognized Lodge j.7 as to

13 bargaining unit to negotiate the terms and conditions

of employment with the city of Little Rock,

14 Arkansas;;

L5 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD

OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF TITTTE

16 ROCK, ARKANSAS:

17 section 1' Lodge 994 of the American Federation of state

county and Municipal
18 Employees is hereby recognized as the authorized
bargaining unit to negotiate the terms and

19 conditions of emproyment for erigibre non-uniform

city emproyees.

20 Section 2. Severabitity. ln the event any title, section, paragraph,

item, sentence, clause,
21, phrase, or word of this resolution is declared
or adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such
 L declaration or adjudication shall not affect the remaining portions of
the resolution which shall
2 remain in fullforce and effect as if the portion so declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional

.J were not originally a part of the resolution.

'1 Section 3. Repealer. All laws, ordinances, resolutions, or parts of the same, that are

li inconsistent with the provisions of this resolution, are hereby repealed to the extent of such
6 inconsistency.
l/ ADOPTED: DECEMBER !, ZO2O
8 ATTEST: APPROVED:
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1li Susan Langley, City Clerk Frank Scott, Jr., Mayor
T2 APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:

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15 Thomas M. Carpenter, City Attorney

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