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The Finance & Administration Council Committee of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas, met on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 4:00 PM at the Municipal Center, 300 S. Church Street. Members present were Joe Hafner, John Street, Anthony Coleman, Charles Coleman, and Brian Emison. Members absent were David McClain and Ann Williams. City Clerk April Leggett confirmed electronic attendance. The committee voted unanimously to recommend all seven resolutions on the agenda to the full City Council, approved the prior meeting minutes, heard no public comments, and adjourned.
Good afternoon, it's four o'clock. I'm gonna call today's Finance Administration Council Committee meeting to order. Um, first up is roll call, so please record your attendance by pushing the appropriate button. We do have five present. We'll move into approval of the minutes from the finance committee meeting on Tuesday, September 29th. Move to approval as there's noted change, second. Motion second to approve the minutes, any changes or comments on the minutes as presented. If not, please record your vote on whether or not to approve the minutes. We'll move into new business. Um I just want to say on these first one two, these first three items, none of these are new taxes. This is just a procedural step we have to do every year. Um resolution 26141, resolution by the city council of the city of Jones for Arkansas to levy a one mil tax on all real and personal property for the public library, whereas pursuant to the terms of amendment 30 of the Constitution of the United States, a duly qualified election was held upon presentation of a petition by voters, and whereas the majority of the voters favored voted in favor of the accession of a public library and further approved an annual levy on all real and personal property within the city for the support operation and maintenance of the public library, specifying a rate of taxation of one mil on the dollar, and whereas these questions being answered by a majority of the qualified voters, the mayor proclaimed it adopted by law. Now, therefore be it resolved by city council for the city of Jones for Arkansas that section one pursuant to the mill its rollback computation Arkansas Statute 84-493.2, Section 3, Act 848. The taxation will be as follows on all real property, the taxes are at a rate of one mil on the dollar, and on all personal property accepting household goods, the rate is one mil on the dollar. Move forward to full counsel. Second. Motion forward to full counsel. Any questions or comments from anybody regarding this item? Seeing none, please record your vote on whether or not to forward a full counsel. That will go to full council. Next up is resolution one 26142. Resolution by the city council of the city of Jonesburg, Arkansas to levy a one-half mill tax on all real and personal property for the local fire pension and relief fund. Whereas a duly qualified election was held in accordance with ACA 24-11-812 to provide for a tax levy not to exceed one mil on the dollar upon the excess value of the real and personal property contained in the city for the purpose of funding a local pension and relief fund for fire department personnel and their survivors, and whereas the majority of those voting approved the levy to fund the local pension fund, and whereas the above law requires an annual levy be made by the city council and certified to the county clerk. And whereas the city council finds that in order to raise said sum, it is necessary to levy a tax of one half mil on the dollar on all real property and one half mil on the dollar on all personal property, excepting household goods. And whereas the city has consolidated administration of its local fire police and relief fund with the Arkansas Local Police and Fire Retirement System, and whereas a net budget appropriation of $2,404,762 was approved for the 2026 budget for the local fire police and pension and relief fund. And whereas the additional and whereas additionally 945,491 dollars was budgeted for millet's revenue to offset the same. Now therefore be it resolved by city council for the city of Jones for Arkansas that section one, the county clerk is hereby authorized and directed to extend said tax upon the tax book and that the same be collected in the same manner as other personal property as other property taxes are collected.