The Benton City Council will meet on Monday, January 27, 2025 to discuss wastewater rates for seniors, restricting roadside solicitors, declaring law enforcement equipment as surplus and selling it, rezoning properties at North Main St and at Coats/Benton Parkway, and other items.
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There is an agenda meeting at 5:30 p.m. where the council members will review the items to be discussed in the regular City Council meeting. That Council meeting will immediately follow the agenda meeting.
The public is always invited to City Council meetings. The location is at the Benton Municipal Complex, 114 S. East St., Benton, AR 72015.
Benton City Council Agenda
January 27, 2025
Immediately following the Agenda Meeting
I. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Tom Farmer
II. INVOCATION Bro. Norman Hurst
III. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Council Member Hart
IV. ROLL CALL City Clerk
V. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
December 16, 2024 Regular Meeting
December 19, 2024 Special Called Meeting
VI.
RESOLUTION NO. 1 OF 2025 – Mayor Tom Farmer – A resolution establishing the time of the council meetings, setting its meeting agenda, and establishing rules for conducting council and committee meetings; and for other purposes
ORDINANCE NO. 1 OF 2025 – An ordinance amending and correcting ordinance no. 58 of 2022 regarding wastewater rates for senior citizens; declaring an emergency; and for other purposes
VII.
COMMITTEE REPORTS & MOTIONS
1. A&P COMMISSION COMMITTEE 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
ORDINANCE NO. 2 OF 2025 – An ordinance amending section 6 of the intersection of Military Road & Carpenter Street to the list of roadways/intersections where right-of-way canvassers and solicitors are restricted within the city of Benton, Arkansas; and for other purposes
RESOLUTION NO. 2 OF 2025 – A resolution to request the Saline County Tax Collector place a certified lien against real property located at 1407 Gray Street as a result of incurred expenses by the City of benton in accordance with state law and city ordinance; and for other purposes.
5. FINANCE COMMITTEE Council Member Brown/Morrow
ORDINANCE NO. 3 OF 2025 An ordinance revising the City of Benton purchasing policies and procedures as adopted in ordinance no. 68 of 2016 and revised in ordinance no. 31 of 2021; and for other purposes
RESOLUTION NO. 3 OF 2025 A resolution declaring certain property as surplus; authorizing the sale of the surplus property to TEECO Safety; and for other purposes resolution
NO. 4 OF 2025 A resolution declaring certain property as surplus; and authorizing the sale of the surplus property Wildman Arms; and for other purposes
RESOLUTION NO. 5 OF 2025 A resolution authorizing the partial redemption of the City of Benton, Arkansas capital improvement revenue bonds, series 2015 on March 1, 2025; and for other purposes
RESOLUTION NO. 6 OF 2025 A resolution amending the 2025 parks budget to increase the appropriation of grant revenues in the amount of $400,000 for the greenway phase one tap grant and $774,662.38 for the Cherry Demuth Campsite Project from the outdoor recreation grant; and for other purposes
RESOLUTION NO. 7 OF 2025 A resolution amending the 2024 budget for the City as adopted in resolution 110 of 2023; revising the budget to reflect the actual expenditures of the City; and for other purposes
6. PARKS COMMITTEE Council Member Hart/Lee
ORDINANCE NO. 4 OF 2025 An ordinance setting programming rates for the Parks and Recreation Department for the 2025 season
7. PERSONNEL/HEALTH & SAFETY COMMITTEE Council Member Donnor/Baptist
8. P&Z COMMISSION Council Member Spencer-Cole
ORDINANCE NO. 5 OF 2025 An ordinance rezoning 712 and 716 North Main Street in the City of Benton, Saline County, Arkansas, from R2 single family district detached housing to C1 neighborhood commercial and for other purposes
ORDINANCE NO. 6 OF 2025 AN ordinance rezoning parcels #805-10100-000, #805-10096-000, and #805-10089-000 in the City Of Benton, Saline County, Arkansas, from R2 single family district detached housing to C3 service commercial and for other purposes
9. PUC COMMISSION Council Member Hart
ORDINANCE NO. 7 OF 2025 An ordinance waiving competitive bidding steer for benton utilities electric department; and, for other purposes
10. STREETS COMMITTEE Council Member Hamm/Baptist
VIII. Old Business
IX. Public Comments
X. State of the City
XI. Adjourn
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