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Excerpts from minutes of the City Council meeting on May 16, 1996.
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EXCERPTS FROM MINUTES OF MEETING OF THE JONESBORO, ARKANSAS CITY COUNCIL HELD MAY 16, 1996
The City Council of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas, met in regular special session at its regular meeting place in Jonesboro, Arkansas, at 5:30 o'clock p.m., on the 16th day of May, 1996. The following were present:
Alderman Vance, Wise, Evans, Province, Hannah, Young, Tate, Kelton, and Roddy.
Absent: Rega, Perrin, and Harpole
The Mayor stated that consideration should be given to an ordinance authorizing the issuance of sales and use tax bonds for the purpose of financing the cost of constructing street and road improvements, pledging a 1% sales and use tax to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds, prescribing other matters relating thereto, and declaring an emergency. This was a matter with which the Council was familiar and after a discussion, Alderman Young introduced an Ordinance entitled:
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF SALES AND USE TAX BONDS FOR THE PURPOSE OF FINANCING THE COST OF CONSTRUCTING STREET AND ROAD IMPROVEMENTS; PLEDGING A 1% SALES AND USE TAX TO PAY THE PRINCIPAL OF AND INTEREST ON THE BONDS; PRESCRIBING OTHER MATTERS RELATING THERETO; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
Alderman Vance , seconded by Alderman Young, them moved that the rule requiring the reading of an ordinance in full on three different days be suspended and that the Ordinance be read by title only. The mayor put the question on the adoption of the motion and the roll being called, the following voted aye:
Alderman: Vance
Alderman: Wise
Alderman: Evans
Alderman: Province
Alderman: Hannah
Alderman: Young
Alderman: Tate
Alderman: Kelton
Alderman: Roddy
Alderman Vance seconded by Alderman Tate moved that the rule requiring the reading of an ordinance in full on three different days be further suspended and that the Ordinance be placed on its second reading by title only. The Mayor put ...
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