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Minutes from the City Council meeting on January 18, 1999
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OATH OF OFFICE - Councilman Garry Tate was sworn in prior to the City Council meeting.
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES - January 18, 1999
The Jonesboro City Council met Monday, January 18, 1999, at 6:30 p.m. A full quorum was in attendance. Present were: Mayor Hubert Brodell, City Clerk, Donna K. Jackson, City Attorney, Phillip Crego and 12 council members. Those members were: Kelton, Tate, McCall, Young, Crockett, Rorex, Roddy, Perrin, Moore, Copeland, Province, and Rega.
Councilman Perrin moved, seconded by Councilman Moore to approve the minutes from January 4, 1999, as delivered. A voice vote was taken resulting in all members voting aye. Those members voting aye were: Kelton, Tate, McCall, Young, Crockett, Rorex, Roddy, Perrin, Moore, Copeland, Province, and Rega.
Mayor Brodell moved to Item 5 on the agenda and requested the resolution for condemnation be pulled since property owners had not been notified. Councilman Moore inquired as to why the property owners must be notified since they would have thirty days after the adoption of the resolution to respond. Mayor Brodell replied by saying notification was not a requirement, but to pull the item from the agenda was the Council’s decision. Councilman Young stated it was common courtesy to notify people if their property was going to be condemned. Councilman Young moved, seconded by Councilman Rorex to have Item 5 (the condemnations) pulled from the agenda. Councilman Moore questioned if notification would become part of the condemnation procedure, prior to it being placed on the agenda. Mayor Brodell responded by saying it needs to be done, and after tonight’s meeting it would be a policy procedure. A voice vote was taken resulting in all members voting aye. Those members were: Kelton, Tate, McCall, Young, Crockett, Rorex, Roddy, Perrin, Moore, Copeland, Province, and Rega. Item 5 was pulled from the agenda.
Councilman Kelton offered the fol...
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