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The Benton City Council is scheduled to meet on Monday. The agenda includes recognition for pageant queens and students, City employee raises, annexation proposals, rezoning requests and utility equipment purchases among the items on the agenda. Read more below.

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The Benton City Council will meet Monday, May 18, 2026, starting with the agenda meeting at 5:30 p.m. The City Council meeting will follow. The meeting location will be at Benton City Hall, 410 River Street, Benton, AR 72015.

The meeting agenda follows:

I. Call To Order – Mayor Tom Farmer

II. Invocation – Pastor Jim Gardner

III. Pledge of allegiance – Council Member Lee

IV. Roll call – City Clerk

V. Statement of FOIA – City Clerk compliance & roll call

VI. Approval of minutes – April 27, 2026 – regular meeting

VII. Special recognition

• Miss Saline County Kennedy Stanley
• Miss Saline County Teen Presley Bennett
• Miss Arkansas Teen Amelia Lisowe

VIII. Recognition of Benton matters students

• Arie Holley
• Briley Lockridge
• Mackenzie Acxley
• Maggie Reed

IX. Committee Reports & Motions

1. A&P Commission – Council Member Brown/Baptist

2. Animal Services Committee – Council Member Villines/Hamm

3. Commissions Committee – Council Member Spencer-Cole/Reed

4. Community Service – Council Member Reed/Spencer-Cole

• Resolution no. 24 of 2026 – to condemn the structure located at 1918 Bennett Rd and for code enforcement to raze said property in accordance with Arkansas state law and city ordinance; and for other purposes

5. Finance Committee – Council Member Brown/Morrow

• Ordinance no. 28 of 2026 – permitting certain employees and/or their relatives to conduct business with the city of Benton, Arkansas, pursuant to Arkansas code annotated § 14-42-107; prescribing the extent of such authority; and for other purposes
• Ordinance no. 29 of 2026 – implementing a three hundred dollar ($300.00) monthly benefits increase for all eligible participants of the Benton fire pension fund; and for other purposes
• Resolution no. 25 of 2026 – providing for a salary increase for all city of Benton non-elected employees; amending the fy2026 city of Benton budget to increase expenditure appropriations; and for other purposes

6. Parks Committee – Council Member Hart/Lee

7. Personnel/Health & Safety Committee – Council Member Baptist/Morrow

8. Planning Commission – Council Member Spencer-Cole

• Ordinance no. 30 of 2026 – rezoning property identified as parcel no. 805-04700-017 in the city of Benton, saline county, Arkansas, from r-2 single family district to c-2 general commercial; amending the official zoning map, and for other purposes
• Ordinance no. 31 of 2026 – granting a conditional use permit for a barber college to be located at 1220 Military Road in the city of Benton, Arkansas, and for other purposes
• Ordinance no. 32 of 2026 – accepting the annexation of certain territory into the City of Benton, Arkansas; approving the schedule of services to be extended to said area; assigning such territory to a zoning district; assigning such territory to a Ward; and for other purposes
• Ordinance no. 33 of 2026 – accepting the annexation of certain territory into the City of Benton, Arkansas; approving the schedule of services to be extended to said area; assigning such territory to a zoning district; assigning such territory to a Ward; and for other purposes

9. PUC Commission – Council Member Hart

• Resolution no. 26 of 2026 – waiving competitive bidding and authorizing the purchase of a flygt 3202 60 hp 8” discharge 460v nt pump with pump station equipment for Benton utilities; and for other purposes

10. Streets Committee – Council Member Hamm/Baptist

X. Old Business

XI. Public Comments

XII. Adjourn

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