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Minutes for the special called City Council meeting on July 26, 2006
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SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MINUTES - July 26, 2006
12:00 P.M.
The Jonesboro City Council met Wednesday, July 26, 2006, at 12:00 p.m. for a special called meeting. Members present were: Mayor Doug Formon, City Attorney Crego and nine council members. Those members were: Farmer, Province, Hargis, Perrin, Street, Dover, Furr, McCall, and Ashley. Councilwoman Williams and Councilmen Johnson and Moore were unable to attend.
Councilman Street offered the following ordinance for first reading:
ORDINANCE TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS TO THE ARKANSAS HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT FOR STUDY OF ACCESS POINTS TO FUTURE I-555 AS RECOMMENDED IN THE CITY OF JONESBORO TRAFFIC STUDY
Mr. Hooton explained that $250,000 had been budgeted for a transportation study in the 2006 budget, however the ranking and selection process had not been completed as yet. The decision was made to use funding from the Transportation Study for this particular ordinance. Councilman Street moved, seconded by Councilman Perrin to suspend the rules for the second and third readings. A voice vote was taken resulting in all members voting aye. Those members were: Farmer, Province, Hargis, Perrin, Street, Dover, Furr, McCall, and Ashley. Councilman Street moved, seconded by Councilwoman Furr for the adoption of the ordinance. A voice vote was taken resulting in all members voting aye. Those members were: Farmer, Province, Hargis, Perrin, Street, Dover, Furr, McCall, and Ashley. Councilman Farmer moved, seconded by Councilman Street for the adoption of the emergency clause. A roll call vote was taken resulting in all members voting aye. Those members were: Farmer, Province, Hargis, Perrin, Street, Dover, Furr, McCall, and Ashley. The ordinance was assigned ordinance number 3657.
Councilman Perrin moved, seconded by Councilwoman Furr for the adoption of a resolution to enter into a contract with Joe Tomlinson for review of certain Flood Plain Manageme...
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