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Minutes for the City Council meeting on January 3, 2006
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CITY COUNCIL MINUTES - January 3, 2006
PUBLIC HEARING - 6:20 P.M. - A public hearing was conducted for the abandonment of a 20 foot and 15 foot utility easement located at Matthew Medical Park as requested by Mr. J. Matt Parker. No opposition was voiced.
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES - January 3, 2006
The Jonesboro City Council met Tuesday, January 3, 2006, at 6:30 p.m. Members present were: Mayor Doug Formon, City Clerk, Donna K. Jackson, City Attorney Crego and twelve council members. Those members were: Farmer, Province, Hargis, Moore, Williams, Perrin, Street, Johnson, Dover, Furr, McCall and Ashley.
Councilman Perrin moved, seconded by Councilman Moore for the adoption of the City Council minutes from December 19, 2005, as provided. A voice vote was taken resulting in all members voting aye. Those members were: Farmer, Province, Hargis, Moore, Williams, Perrin, Street, Johnson, Dover, Furr, McCall and Ashley.
Mr. Larry Flowers provided a financial report stating the revenue side of Operations and Maintenance was at 94% as of November, and the fixed assets fund for 2005 has either been paid or on order. Councilman Farmer asked for clarification regarding how a city sales tax projection of 2.1 million dollars was raised to 2.8 million dollars. Councilman Farmer stated an article in the Jonesboro Sun dated December 30, 2005, read as if it was at the request of the Finance Committee. Mr. Flowers stated he and Mayor Formon had reviewed actual collections for 2005 after submitting his 2006 proposed budget and discovered collections were ½ million dollars higher than in 2004 and determined the figures needed to be adjusted.
The following ordinance was on the second reading:
ORDINANCE TO REZONE PROPERTY FROM R-1 TO C-3, LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF HIGHWAY 141, SOUTH OF PHILADELPHIA ROAD (Richard & Patsy Foster)
Councilman Moore moved, seconded by Councilman Street to waive the third reading for dis...
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