City Council

Municipal Center, 300 S. Church

Agenda — 30 items

1. 1 PUBLIC WORKS COUNCIL COMMITTEE MEETING AT 5:00 P.M.
2. 1. CALL TO ORDER BY MAYOR HAROLD COPENHAVER AT 5:30 P.M. ▶ jump to 0:03
3. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND INVOCATION ▶ jump to 0:17
4. 3. ROLL CALL (ELECTRONIC ATTENDANCE) INITIATED AND CONFIRMED BY CITY CLERK APRIL LEGGETT ▶ jump to 1:16
5. 4. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS ▶ jump to 1:49
6. 6 RECOGNITION OF EVERETT HUTTON, THE KEEP JONESBORO BEAUTIFUL FIRST PLACE WINNER OF THE PERSPECTIVES ART CONTEST CONDUCTED BY THE FOUNDATION OF ARTS COM-25:053 Read ▶ jump to 1:53
7. 7 PRESENTATION OF THE LONG RANGE FIRE DEPARTMENT PLAN DRAFT BY EMERGENCY SERVICES CONSULTING INTERNATIONAL COM-25:054 Read ▶ jump to 15:48
8. 7 PRESENTATION OF DISTINGUISHED LEGISLATOR OF THE YEAR AWARD TO REPRESENTATIVE DWIGHT TOSH FROM JOHN WILKERSON AND JACK CRITCHER WITH THE ARKANSAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE COM-25:055 Read
9. 5. CONSENT AGENDA ▶ jump to 35:10
10. 9 MINUTES FOR THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING ON NOVEMBER 18, 2025 MIN-25:102 Passed Pass
11. 10 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF JONESBORO TO APPROVE THE ADOPTION AGREEMENT AND AMENDMENT ONE FOR THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS NON-UNIFORMED EMPLOYEES 457 (b) RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN AND TRUST RES-25:164 Passed Pass
12. 10 Approval of the Consent Agenda Adopt the Consent Agenda Pass
13. 11 RESOLUTIONS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA ▶ jump to 35:28
14. 12 A RESOLUTION REQUESTING FREE UTILITY SERVICES FROM CITY WATER AND LIGHT FOR TRAFFIC SIGNALS RES-25:166 Passed Pass ▶ jump to 35:31
15. 6. NEW BUSINESS ▶ jump to 36:45
16. 14 ORDINANCES ON FIRST READING ▶ jump to 36:46
17. 15 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORD-17:026 RELATING TO TOWING SERVICES IN THE CITY OF JONESBORO ORD-25:040 Held at one reading ▶ jump to 36:48
18. 16 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 117, KNOWN AS THE ZONING ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR CHANGES IN ZONING BOUNDARIES FROM I-1 TO C-2 FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 213 N MAIN AS REQUESTED BY SHAMIM WILKINS. ORD-25:042 Held at one reading ▶ jump to 37:20
19. 17 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 117, ARTICLE III, KNOWN AS THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS, PROVIDING FOR CHANGES IN ZONING BOUNDARIES FROM R-1 SINGLE FAMILY MEDIUM DENSITY DISTRICT TO C-3 GENERAL COMMERCIAL FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT THE 2000 BLOCK OF W. MATTHEWS/WASHINGTON, JONESBORO, AR AS REQUESTED BY ROHN CRAFT ORD-25:043 Held at one reading ▶ jump to 37:54
20. 18 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 117, ARTICLE III, KNOWN AS THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS, PROVIDING FOR CHANGES IN ZONING BOUNDARIES FROM R-1 SINGLE FAMILY MEDIUM DENSITY DISTRICT TO C-3 GENERAL COMMERCIAL FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT THE 2000 BLOCK OF W. MATTHEWS/WASHINGTON, JONESBORO, AR AS REQUESTED BY ANDY CRAFT ORD-25:044 Held at one reading ▶ jump to 38:34
21. 7. UNFINISHED BUSINESS ▶ jump to 39:16
22. 20 ORDINANCES ON THIRD READING ▶ jump to 39:22
23. 21 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 6 - ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES TO COMPLY WITH CHANGES TO THE ARKANSAS LAW REGARDING PRIVATE CLUB PERMITS ORD-25:033 Passed Pass ▶ jump to 39:26
24. 22 AN ORDINANCE BY THE CITY OF JONESBORO TO PLACE VARIOUS TRAFFIC SIGNS AT DESIGNATED LOCATIONS AS DETERMINED BY THE TRAFFIC CONTROL COMMITTEE ORD-25:038 Passed Pass ▶ jump to 39:59
25. 23 AN ORDINANCE TO ADD SECTION 2-289 TO THE JONESBORO CODE OF ORDINANCES TITLED FIREFIGHTER BILL OF RIGHTS ORD-25:039 Passed Pass ▶ jump to 40:32
26. 8. MAYOR'S REPORTS ▶ jump to 41:06
27. 9. CITY COUNCIL REPORTS ▶ jump to 51:39
28. 10. PUBLIC COMMENTS ▶ jump to 54:51
29. 11. ADJOURNMENT Adjourned Pass ▶ jump to 55:02
30. 30 _____________________________ Date: ____________ Harold Copenhaver, Mayor Attest: _____________________________ Date: ____________ April Leggett, City Clerk