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Minutes for the Public Safety Committee meeting on August 16, 2005.
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PUBLIC SAFETY
COMMITTEE MINUTES
August 16, 2005
The Jonesboro Public Safety Committee met August 16, 2005 at 5:15 p.m. in the City Council Conference Room of the Huntington Building located at 900 W. Monroe, Jonesboro, Arkansas. A full quorum was in attendance. Present were: Judy Furr, Jim Hargis, Mitch Johnson, Chris Moore, Harold Perrin, City Clerk Donna Jackson, Staff, Press, and Audience. Councilman McCall was unable to attend.
Chairman Moore opened the meeting at 5:15 p.m.
MINUTES
Councilwoman Furr moved, seconded by Councilman Perrin to accept the minutes as provided for the July 19, 2005 meeting. All voted aye. Minutes were provided to all in attendance of the meeting.
POLICE DEPARTMENT
PENDING: Chief Mike Yates - Ordinance for title change: Councilwoman Furr introduced newly hired Police Chief Michael Yates. Mr. Yates presented an ordinance changing the position of Work Release Coordinator to Police Officer/Prisoner Transport/Public Work Coordinator which requires police officer certification. Chief Yates explained it would be budget neutral with the funding to come from existing departmental 2005 budget appropriations. Councilman Perrin moved, seconded by Councilman Johnson to refer the job description and budget amendment to the Finance Committee for approval. All voted aye.
Fund Transfer - Police Cars: Councilwoman Furr moved, seconded by Councilman Perrin approving a line item transfer of funds from unexpended salary funds to fixed assets for the purchase of police cars in the amount of $200,000.00. Chief Yates explained it would be budget neutral and would relieve some of the load in the 2006 budget. All voted aye.
PENDING: Future Police Reports: Chief Yates stated he was working on providing a more concise informative police report in order to assist the committees during budget preparation and review of the Police Department. His purpose was t...
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