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Minutes for the Public Safety Committee meeting on February 15, 2005.
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PUBLIC SAFETY
COMMITTEE MINUTES
February 15, 2005
The Jonesboro Public Safety Committee met February 15, 2005 at 5:15 p.m. in the Haworth Room of the Huntington Building located at 900 W. Monroe, Jonesboro, Arkansas. A full quorum was in attendance. Present were: Judy Furr, Tim McCall, Jim Hargis, Mitch Johnson, Harold Perrin, Mitch Johnson, City Clerk Donna Jackson, Staff, Press, and Audience. Chair Moore was unable to attend.
Councilman McCall conducted the meeting in the absence of Chairman Moore.
MINUTES
Councilman Perrin moved, seconded by Councilman Johnson to accept the minutes of January 18, 2005. All voted aye.
ANIMAL CONTROL
Discussion was held regarding the amount of fines collected by Animal Control, and it was determined that Mr. Larry Flowers could provide the information from the general ledger account. Mr. Hargis reported they were conducting meetings once a week with the Vicious Animal Ad Hoc committee and would have an ordinance to submit in the near future. Councilman Hargis reported Vector Mosquito Control normally begins in April but may need to start earlier due to the warmer climate and Vector had reported last year that they had been working in a deficit due to higher gas prices. He stated they may need to monitor the situation and to see if Vector needed assistance. Councilman Perrin stressed the contract was in effect to the end of next year, and Jonesboro need not deviate from the contract.
POLICE
Councilwoman Furr reported CID Officers were in Brookfield, Florida to extradite the individual who allegedly shot Judge Webster and were expected to return tomorrow. Ms. Furr reported there would be a meeting with local pawn shop owners on February 28, 2005 at 6:00 p.m. for the purpose of providing feed back on the proposed ordinance requiring electronic recordkeeping by owners and operators of pawn shops. She explained there would be a 90 ...
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