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Minutes from the City Council meeting on November 17, 1997
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PUBLIC HEARING - 6:00 P. M. - A public hearing was held regarding taxable Act 9 Industrial Revenue Bonds for Frito-Lay, Inc. No opposition was voiced.
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES - November 17, 1997
The Jonesboro City Council met Monday, November 17, 1997, at 6:30 p.m. A full quorum was in attendance. Present were: Mayor Brodell, City Clerk, Donna K. Jackson, City Attorney, Phillip Crego and 12 council members. Those members were: Kelton, Rorex, Province, Davis, Tate, Crockett, Rega, Pratt, Young, Fletcher, Bowers, and Roddy.
The minutes of November 3, 1997, were approved as delivered, by Councilman Roddy seconded by Councilman Bowers. A voice vote was taken resulting in all council members voting aye. Those members voting aye were: Kelton, Rorex, Province, Davis, Tate, Crockett, Rega, Pratt, Young, Fletcher, Bowers, and Roddy.
Mayor Brodell read the next order of business, a request by Municipal Judge Pam Honeycutt to address Council regarding the Municipal Court Clerk’s Office Budget for 1998. Judge Honeycutt explained she could not meet with each member individually because they are the only department required to have budget approval by both City Council and Quorum Court. She expressed a need for five additional employees, stating the present duties being performed in the Court Clerk’s Office. It was explained the Court Clerk’s Office handles all misdemeanors for approximately ten (10) different cities; responsible for working with all police departments, sheriff’s offices, and State & Highway Police; handles all civil cases with the jurisdiction level of $5,000.00 or less. Judge Honeycutt explained the jurisdiction level was increased from $3,000.00 to $5,000.00 by Arkansas State Legislation in August of 1997, and predicted the increase to double in 1998.
Judge Honeycutt continued, by saying Municipal Court is the highest revenue producer for the City of Jonesboro except for taxes. She ex...
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