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Minutes for the Public Safety Committee meeting on December 19, 2006.
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Public Safety Committee Minutes
Tuesday, December 19, 2006
5:15 p.m.
Members present were: Judy Furr, Jim Hargis, Mitch Johnson, Tim McCall and Chris Moore. Councilman Perrin was unable to attend. Mayor Formon and Mr. Tony Thomas from the Mayor’s Office were also in attendance.
MINUTES
Councilman Johnson motioned, seconded by Councilman Hargis, to approve the minutes as written for the regular meeting on October 17, 2006, and the special meeting on November 15, 2006. All voted aye.
FIRE
Councilman McCall read a letter the Mayor’s Office received recently commending the City for its help with a recent fire in Trumann.
POLICE
Police Chief Michael Yates discussed a proposed amendment to City code. He noted the change has been viewed by the City Attorney’s Office. He explained the proposed code deals with issues related to serving alcohol. He discussed the details of the amendment. Chief Yates stated the amendment would call for a 5% tax on the gross sale of alcohol. Councilwoman Furr questioned whether the code has been run by the Alcohol Beverage Control (ABC) Board. Ms. Carol Duncan from the City Attorney’s Office stated most of the things in the proposed code are basically already in ABC code. She added they believe it also follows state code. Councilman McCall questioned how much revenue is expected to come in. Chief Yates stated he is unsure of the money the tax could make because he doesn’t know how much alcohol is sold in the City. Councilwoman Furr motioned, seconded by Councilman McCall, to recommend the amendment to the City code to the Finance Committee for approval before sending it to full Council. All voted aye. Chief Yates added he would like to adopt the code by reference due to the length. Ms. Duncan noted the 5% tax and the $250 permit fine are the maximum as allowed by law.
MOSQUITO CONTROL
Councilman Hargis discussed the recent bids for mosquito control ser...
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